# NTSB MKC82DA049: Cessna 172, N4915F, Jetmore, KS, March 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 22, 1982, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Jetmore, KS
- Coordinates: 38.08065, -99.889236 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0806&lon=-99.8892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA049

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT TO AN OIL WELL SITE TO AIR DROP A VALVE. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DROPPING THE VALVE HE TURNED AROUND IN HIS SEAT TO SEE WHERE THE VALVE HIT AND HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4915F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915F-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 17273101, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273101
- Airframe hours: 600
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Cheyenne Well Service
- Registered owner: Cheyenne Well Service
- Departed: NESS, NESS, KS
- Destination: NESS, NESS, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DDC, 10 nm away

## 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 19820322004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004859A), Mar 22, 1982: Cessna 172N, Jetmore, KS, Substantial damage. Flew low to drop valve at oil rig sight. Turned head to watch drop. Flew into ground.

## Other investigations on N4915F (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 WPR09CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA182), Apr 4, 2009: Cessna 172S (N4915F), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a crow.

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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