# NTSB MKC82DA061: Cessna 152, N4736B, Grain Valley, MO, April 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 24, 1982, 10:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Coordinates: 38.999805, -94.200561 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9998&lon=-94.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70863/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA061

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4736B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4736B-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N 15283608, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283608
- Airframe hours: 1208
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: East Kansas City Avn
- Registered owner: East Kansas City Avn
- Departed: 3GV, GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Destination: 3GV, GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Airport: 3GV, East Kansas City, runway 23, 2,003 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 145 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MKC, 18 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 19820424011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011489A), Apr 24, 1982: Cessna 152, Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control landing in gusty surface wind. Ran off runway into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N4736B (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 MKC80DCG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG19), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 152 (N4736B), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage

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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