# NTSB MKC73DCQ01: Cessna 182M, N91621, Wichita, KS, July 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1972
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3384   72/7/6    WICHITA,KANS        CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N91621              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PROP DMGD,FIREWALL WRINKLED,NSE GR TIRE FLAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91621](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91621), registered now, S/N 18259846, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Wichita Municipal

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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