# NTSB MKC79DCQ40: Cessna 172, N7129T, Sharon Springs, KS, July 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1979
- Place: Sharon Springs, KS · SHARON SPRINGS, KS
- Location: 38.8943° N, 101.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8943&lon=-101.7512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1375  79/7/27  NR.SHARON SPRINGS,KS  CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 545
        TIME - 1900                    N7129T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYS,KS                    SHARON SPRINGS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 15 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7129T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129T-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 46729, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19790727019549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727019549A), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 172, Sharon Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Allowed crosswind to drift acft to side of runway during level-off. Wing hit tall corn.

## Other investigations on N7129T (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 MKC68D0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0032), May 18, 1967: Cessna 172H (N7129T), Dighton, KS, substantial damage

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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