# NTSB MKC72FCQ24: Cessna 182J, N3596F, Arkansas Cty, KS, September 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1971
- Place: Arkansas Cty, KS · ARKANSAS CTY, KS
- Location: 37.0742° N, 97.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0742&lon=-97.0385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3471   71/9/4    ARKANSAS CTY,KANS   CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 809
        TIME - 0930                    N3596F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARKANSAS CTY,KANS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PARTICLES OF DIRT AND METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN FUEL CELLS. WENT UNDER PWR LINES,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3596F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3596F-2010-05-07), registration cancelled 2010-05-07, S/N 18257596, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strother Field

## Other investigations on N3596F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80DEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE03), Oct 13, 1979: Cessna 182J (N3596F), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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