# NTSB MKC75DCQ42: Cessna 182, N8653T, Elkhart, KS, April 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1975
- Place: Elkhart, KS · ELKHART, KS
- Location: 37.0038° N, 101.8944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0038&lon=-101.8944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0695  75/4/15    ELKHART,KS          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N8653T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART-MORTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION DITCH ON CLOSED PORTION OF RWY.NOTAMED CLOSED UNTIL AUG 30.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8653T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653T-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 52553, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: Elkhart-Morton Co

## 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 19750415008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750415008469A), Apr 15, 1975: Cessna 182C, Elkhart, KS, Substantial damage. Acft struck construction ditch on closed portion of rwy. Notamed closed until aug 30.

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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