# NTSB MKC79DCQ45: Cessna 210, N732PY, Wichita, KS, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2708  79/9/18    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 563
        TIME - 1210                    N732PY              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 399 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COPELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEODESHA,KS                 WICHITA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732PY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732PY-2008-09-03), registration cancelled 2008-09-03, S/N 21061677, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (registry code 2073450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Copeland

## 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 19790918024279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918024279A), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 210, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Ran off end of runway into ditch. Made downwind landing, according to weather report.

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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