# NTSB MKC79DCQ46: Cessna 172, N2234E, Wichita, KS, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2760  79/9/16    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 144
        TIME - 0610                    N2234E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PIPER PA-34,N4492B.ACFT MOVED DRG PRE-TAXI CHECKS AS PLT TURNED & LEANED OVER SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2234E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234E-2016-10-28), registration cancelled 2016-10-28, S/N 17271197, built 1978 (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: Mid-Continent

## 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 19790916024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916024089A), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 172N, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to roll forward, striking the tie down chain of another aircraft.

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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