# NTSB MKC76FCQ76: Cessna 305, N6258, Manhattan, KS, August 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1976
- Place: Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2355  76/8/25    MANHATTAN,KS        CESSNA 305          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N6258               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 347 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANHATTAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANHATTAN,KS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FATIGUE IN BROKEN BOLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6258](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258-1977-07-13), registration cancelled 1977-07-13, S/N 22428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manhattan Muni

## 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 19760825026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825026389A), Aug 25, 1976: Cessna 305A, Manhattan, KS, Substantial damage. Fatigue in broken bolt.

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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