# NTSB MKC73DCQ32: Cessna 182A, N4817D, Yates Center, KS, May 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Yates Center, KS · YATES CENTER, KS
- Location: 37.8673° N, 95.7548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yates Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8673&lon=-95.7548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1217  73/5/22    YATES CENTER,KANS   CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 105
        TIME - 1020                    N4817D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YATES CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YATES CENTER,KANS           TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TKOF FROM SOFT SOD RWY.OVER RAN RWY HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4817D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4817D), registered now, S/N 34917, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Yates Center

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730522012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522012889A), May 22, 1973: Cessna 182A, Yates Center, KS, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd tkof from soft sod rwy. Over ran rwy hit ditch.

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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