# NTSB MKC74DCG17: Cessna 172, N8713B, Leawood, KS, December 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1973
- Place: Leawood, KS · LEAWOOD, KS
- Location: 38.9073° N, 94.6252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leawood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9073&lon=-94.6252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3779  73/12/26   LEAWOOD,KANS        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 116
        TIME - 1320                    N8713B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE LINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHLEQUAH,OKLA              LEAWOOD,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- T/D BEYOND FIRST THIRD OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8713B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8713B-2022-12-24), registration cancelled 2022-12-24, S/N 36413 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: State Line

## 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 19731226039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226039289A), Dec 26, 1973: Cessna 172, Leawood, KS, Substantial damage. T/d beyond first third of rwy.

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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