- Date
- March 19, 1978
- Place
- Leawood, KS · LEAWOOD, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6892ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780319007699A
- Case key
- 142745
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0559 78/3/19 LEAWOOD,KS CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 193 TIME - 1420 N6892A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE LINE ARPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDNER,KS LEAWOOD,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 FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE.FULL THROTTLE FUEL FLOW 17.5#/HR OUT OF RICH LMT.PLUGS WORN,CARBON FOULED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6892A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- State Line Arpk
N6892ARegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N6892A · 1
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