- Date
- November 20, 1982, 09:01 local (15:01 UTC)
- Place
- Wamego, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3599ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821120059319A
- Case key
- 72953
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A witness observed the acft flying low along the Kansas river for about 2 mi just before the accident. He stated that the acft was flying below the tops of trees bordering the river. The two lower strands of a power line, which crosses the river, were found broken. The wires were estimated to be 40 to 50 ft above the water. The lines did not have high visibility markers attached nor were they displayed on the current sectional aeronautical chart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3599E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1727162
- Airframe hours
- 2,645
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Capitol Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Capitol Air Service Inc.
- Departed
- C · Manhattan, KS
- Destination
- C · Topeka, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 41 °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.