# NTSB MKC77DCQ59: Cessna 172, N733XB, Kiowa, KS, September 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1977
- Place: Kiowa, KS · KIOWA, KS
- Location: 37.0174° N, 98.4848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0174&lon=-98.4848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3002  77/9/22     KIOWA,KS           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N733XB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIOWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONS,KS                     KIOWA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- RWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION,NO NOTAM AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733XB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733XB), registered now, S/N 17268621, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kiowa

## 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 19770922030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922030059A), Sep 22, 1977: Cessna 172D, Kiowa, KS, Substantial damage. Rwy under construction,no NOTAM at time of accident.

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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