# NTSB MKC76FCQ19: Cessna 172B, N7943X, Mankato, KS, October 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1975
- Place: Mankato, KS · MANKATO, KS
- Location: 39.7873° N, 98.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mankato, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7873&lon=-98.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2897   75/10/2   MANKATO,KS          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 146
        TIME - 1820                    N7943X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANKATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA KS                   MANKATO,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG MIXTURE SET SLOW IDLE.PLT DID NOT CLEAR ENG  ON IDLE LETDOWN.HIT FENCE SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7943X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7943X-1994-05-11), registration cancelled 1994-05-11, S/N 17248443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mankato

## 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 19751002032359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751002032359A), Oct 2, 1975: Cessna 172B, Mankato, KS, Substantial damage. Eng mixture set slow idle. Plt did not clear eng on idle letdown. Hit fence short 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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