# NTSB MKC82FCQ12: Cessna 172, N75802, Medicine Lodge, KS, July 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1982, 10:34 local (15:34 UTC)
- Place: Medicine Lodge, KS
- Location: 37.2851° N, 98.5812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medicine Lodge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2851&lon=-98.5812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCQ12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71649/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ12

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT STALLED WHILE THE PLT WAS BUZZING HIS GRANDFATHER'S FISHING CABIN ON A LAKE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75802](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75802-1982-12-14), registration cancelled 1982-12-14, S/N 17267961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17267961
- Airframe hours: 2022
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Mcconnell Aero Club
- Registered owner: Mcconnell Aero Club
- Departed: 1AB, WICHITA, KS
- Destination: KSI, WICHITA, KS
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 57 total, 53 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820714029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714029369A), Jul 14, 1982: Cessna 172N, Medicine Lodge, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot was buzzing relatives cabin. Reported he blacked out in a steep turn and crashed. Solo cross country flight.

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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