# NTSB MKC78FCG48: Cessna 182E, N3075Y, Olathe, KS, July 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1978
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3323  78/7/17    OLATHE,KS           CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1200
        TIME - 1419                    N3075Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CNTY EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KS                   MOLINE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLEX BOOT BETWEEN S DUCT & CARB HEAT BOX PARTIALLY SEPD.AIR DUCT SEAL(AD77-4-5) MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3075Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3075Y-1978-09-26), registration cancelled 1978-09-26, S/N 18254075, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Johnson Cnty Exec

## 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 19780717023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717023429A), Jul 17, 1978: Cessna 182E, Olathe, KS, Destroyed. Flex boot between s duct & carb heat box partially sepd. Air duct (AD77-4-5) missing.

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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