# NTSB MKC83FA087: Cessna 172 I, N35722, Paola, KS, April 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 8, 1983, 22:14 local (Apr 9, 1983, 04:14 UTC)
- Place: Paola, KS
- Coordinates: 38.57064, -94.859947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5706&lon=-94.8599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83FA087
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33324/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA087

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, approach
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)

## Analysis

THE ACRT CRASHED IN A PASTURE AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING AN APPROACH TO JOHNSON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL ARPT. THE ACFT HAD MADE A MISSED APPROACH AT HIS DESTINATION OF NEVADA MO. ENROUTE TO A SUGGESTED ALTERATE OF BUTLER ARPT. THE WEATHER BECAME WORSE AND JOHNSON COUNTY BECAME THE VIABLE ALTERNATE. DURING THE APPROACH THE ACRT RAN OUT OF FUEL. AFTERTHE ACRT DESCENDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS IT IMPACTED RIGHT WING AND NOSE LOW IN A PASTURE. IT THEN SPUN AROUND AND SLID BACKWARDS INTO A FENCE. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING THAT REPORTED CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH MINIMUMS IN THE VICINITY OF HIS DESTINATION AND FORECASTED AND REPORTED AIRFRAME ICING ALONG HIS FLTROUTE. THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE STATED THAT HIS PASSENGER WAS EAGER TO GET TO NEVADA FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON 4/9/83. USING THE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATED FROM THE LAST FLT THE ACFTS FUEL RANGE WAS ABOUT 4 HOURSTHE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AFTER 4 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES ON THE ACCIDENT FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35722](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35722-2013-07-11), registration cancelled 2013-07-11, S/N 17256934, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 I
- 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
- Serial number: 17256935
- Airframe hours: 1760
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Samual G. Hopkins
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 1982, 60 hours before
- Departed: GBD, GREAT BEND, KS
- Destination: NVD, NEVADA, MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: runway 35, 7,339 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,726 total, 628 in this make and model, 2,526 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
- Temperature: 32 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: IXD, 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 19830408012009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408012009A), Apr 8, 1983: Cessna 172I, Paola, KS, Substantial damage. Destination below minimums vectored to alternate. Unable to hold headings. Ran out of fuel. Landed in a pasture.

## Other investigations on N35722 (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 CHI70D0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0003), May 10, 1969: Cessna 172 (N35722), Collinsville, IL, 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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