# NTSB MKC79DCQ28: Cessna 340, N512SK, Manhattan, KS, June 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1979
- Place: Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1129   79/6/6    MANHATTAN,KS        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N512SK              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 58, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1920 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANHATTAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,KS                  TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- GEAR BOX AN4-43A CENTER PIVOT BOLT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.NO RECORD OF MAINTENANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N512SK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512SK-1994-04-19), registration cancelled 1994-04-19, S/N 3400111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manhattan Muni

## Other investigations on N512SK (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA052), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 340 (N512SK), Westhampton, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision which resulted in ice accretion on the aircraft, degradation of aircraft performance, an aerodynamic stall, loss of control and inflight collision with the…

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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