# NTSB MKC80FCG42: Cessna 182G, N2483R, Ft Leavenworth, KS, August 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1980
- Place: Ft Leavenworth, KS · FT LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Location: 39.3568° N, 94.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Leavenworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3568&lon=-94.9153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1794  80/8/21    FT LEAVENWORTH,KS   CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N2483R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,KS              RETURN                       FT LEAVENWORTH,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2483R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2483R), registered now, S/N 18255583 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherman Aaf

## 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 19800821037159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821037159A), Aug 21, 1980: Cessna 182G, Ft Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on takeoff rroll. Reported steering defect. None found.

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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