# NTSB MKC79DCG43: Cessna 172, N566Q, Lawrence, KS, May 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1979
- Place: Lawrence, KS · LAWRENCE, KS
- Location: 38.9717° N, 95.2353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrence, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9717&lon=-95.2353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0693  79/5/16    LAWRENCE,KS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 536
        TIME - 0850                    N566Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,KS                 HUTCHINSON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  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                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N566Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566Q), registered now, S/N 17273553, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrence Memorial

## 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 19790516007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516007379A), May 16, 1979: Cessna 172, Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted crosswind takeoff, ran off side of runway. Overturned in soft ground.

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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