# NTSB MKC77FCQ03: Cessna 182P, N4657K, Kinsley, KS, October 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1976
- Place: Kinsley, KS · KINSLEY, KS
- Location: 37.9224° N, 99.4114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinsley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9224&lon=-99.4114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3369  76/10/19   KINSLEY,KS          CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 163
        TIME - 1800                    N4657K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINSLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN CITY KS              KINSLEY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK HIGHLINES 35 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL 1250 FEET SHORT OF THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4657K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4657K-1977-07-08), registration cancelled 1977-07-08, S/N 18263659, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kinsley

## 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 19761019033919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761019033919A), Oct 19, 1976: Cessna 182P, Kinsley, KS, Substantial damage. Struck highlines 35 feet above ground level 1250 feet short of threshold.

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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