# NTSB MKC82FA011: Cessna 172, N35672, Kansas City, MO, December 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1981
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3219  81/12/11   KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 230
        TIME - 0950                    N35672              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CNTL CABLE FD BROKEN AT CLAMP ASSY WHICH WAS NOT FREE TO SWIVEL DUE TO BINDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35672](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35672), registered now, S/N 17256898, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811211079589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811211079589A), Dec 11, 1981: Cessna 172I, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on leaning mixture for cruise. Struck vehicle landing on highway. Binding mixture control cable broke.

## Other investigations on N35672 (2)

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 CHI77FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM03), Oct 1, 1976: Cessna 172 (N35672), Watersmeet, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0006), May 17, 1969: Cessna 172 (N35672), Shelby, IN, 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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