# NTSB MKC81DCQ47: Spartan 7W, N17658, Phillipsburg, KS, August 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1981
- Place: Phillipsburg, KS · PHILLIPSBURG, KS
- Location: 39.7512° N, 99.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7512&lon=-99.3210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2223   81/8/3    PHILLIPSBURG,KS     SPARTAN 7W          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 1600
        TIME - 1100                    N17658              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WI                  PHILLIPSBURG,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17658](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17658), registered now, S/N 27, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARTAN 7W
- Registry model: [Spartan 7W](https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-7w) (registry code 8430302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillipsburg Muni

## 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 19810803047149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047149A), Aug 3, 1981: Spartn 7W, Phillipsburg, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to correct swerve on landing. Used too much brake. Airplane flipped over.

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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