# NTSB MKC81DCG25: Cessna 172H, N8239L, St Marys, KS, March 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1981
- Place: St Marys, KS · ST MARYS, KS
- Location: 39.1942° N, 96.0642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Marys, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1942&lon=-96.0642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0349  81/3/23    ST MARYS,KS         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1206
        TIME - 2330                    N8239L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RONSSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              ST MARYS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NIGHT LNDG ON UNLIT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8239L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8239L), registered now, S/N 17256439, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Ronsse

## 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 19810323000009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323000009A), Mar 23, 1981: Cessna 172H, St Marys, KS, Substantial damage. Misjudged landing area in attempt to land at night on unlighted strip. Landed on plowed ground adjacent to airport.

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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