# NTSB MKC81DCQ37: Cessna 172L, N7855G, Sublette, KS, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Sublette, KS · SUBLETTE, KS
- Location: 37.4822° N, 100.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sublette, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4822&lon=-100.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1088  81/5/31    SUBLETTE,KS         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 545
        TIME - 1945                    N7855G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,KS                 SUBLETTE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7855G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7855G), registered now, S/N 17259555, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: Sherwood

## 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 19810531031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531031819A), May 31, 1981: Cessna 172L, Sublette, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down too FAR down runway and pilot stalled airplane attemtpting go around.

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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