# NTSB MKC77OCQ33: Cessna 172H, N3803R, Fall River, KS, May 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1977
- Place: Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
- Location: 37.6078° N, 96.0286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6078&lon=-96.0286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77OCQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77OCQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0733   77/5/8    FALL RIVER,KS       CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3803R              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALL RIVER,KS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DERBY,KS                    LOCAL                        FALL RIVER,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRPORT CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3803R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3803R-1978-04-11), registration cancelled 1978-04-11, S/N 17255303, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fall River,Ks

## 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 19770508010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770508010489A), May 8, 1977: Cessna 172H, Fall River, KS, Substantial damage. Airport closed.

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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