# NTSB MKC77FCQ27: Cessna 182, N92015, Wichita, KS, April 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1977
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0534   77/4/4    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 588
        TIME - 1545                    N92015              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  WINFIELD,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HOLDING ON RNY AWAITING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE.TURNED CROSSWIND AND FLIPPED OVER.WND GUSTS 37K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92015](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92015-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 18260001, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Wichita Mun

## 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 19770404005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770404005959A), Apr 4, 1977: Cessna 182M, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft holding on rny awaiting takeoff clearance. Turned crosswind and flipped over. Wnd gusts 37K

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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