# NTSB MKC81FCG20: Cessna A188B, N6401G, Grain Valley, MO, January 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1981
- Place: Grain Valley, MO · GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Location: 39.0152° N, 94.2138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grain Valley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0152&lon=-94.2138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0069  81/1/15    GRAIN VALLEY,MO     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 960
        TIME - 1155                    N6401G              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST KANSAS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAIN VALLEY,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- GASCOLATOR BOWL 1/2 FULL OF ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6401G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401G-2008-09-30), registration cancelled 2008-09-30, S/N 15071901, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Kansas City

## Other investigations on N6401G (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC06LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA214), Sep 2, 2006: Cessna 150K (N6401G), Shelby Gap, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an impact with mountainous terrain. A factor was the low ceiling.

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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