# NTSB MKC81FCQ29: Cessna 172, N8379B, Cullison, KS, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Cullison, KS · CULLISON, KS
- Location: 37.6302° N, 98.9052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullison, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6302&lon=-98.9052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0763  81/4/18    CULLISON,KS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 538
        TIME - 0745                    N8379B              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWASSO,OK                   SCOTT CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TV TOWER GUYWIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8379B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8379B-1981-11-14), registration cancelled 1981-11-14, S/N 36179 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810418017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418017769A), Apr 18, 1981: Cessna 172, Cullison, KS, Destroyed. Had reversed course due to low ceiling. Struck tv tower guy wires.

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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