# NTSB MKC74DCQ28: Cessna 170, N8027A, Chanute, KS, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Chanute, KS · CHANUTE, KS
- Location: 37.6697° N, 95.4642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chanute, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-95.4642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0673   74/3/3    CHANUTE,KANS        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 571
        TIME - 1345                    N8027A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN-JOHNSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT SCOTT,KANS             CHANUTE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AFTR T/D ACFT SWERVED.GR COLLAPSED AS PWR APPLIED FOR GO-AROUND.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8027A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8027A), registered now, S/N 20879, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martin-Johnson

## 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 19740303004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004479A), Mar 3, 1974: Cessna 170B, Chanute, KS, Substantial damage. Aftr t/d acft swerved. Gr collapsed as pwr applied for go-around. Wind gusting 25K.

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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