# NTSB MKC78DCQ09: Cessna 172N, N738KL, Wichita, KS, December 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 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 January 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3715  77/12/17   WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1600
        TIME - 1100                    N738KL              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MID-CONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  ST CHARLES,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WNDS GUSTING 22K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738KL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738KL-1980-11-24), registration cancelled 1980-11-24, S/N 17270037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Cont

## 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 19771217038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217038849A), Dec 17, 1977: Cessna 172D, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Wnds gusting 22K

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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