# NTSB MKC84LA244: Cessna 172, N444ZH, Osage City, KS, August 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 9, 1984, 08:46 local (13:46 UTC)
- Place: Osage City, KS
- Coordinates: 38.630233, -95.819786 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6302&lon=-95.8198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA244
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33767/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA244

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - roll/run
  - engine assembly - undetermined (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, DUE TO AN ENGINE POWER LOSS, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE 2600 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE FELT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS READY TO FLY HE GLANCED DOWN AT INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OBSERVED 50 KIAS AND 2200 RPM. HE STATED FURTHER THAT HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE THROTTLE REDUCTION DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE THE ENGINE SLOW DOWN. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE PROPELLER WAS PARTIALLY STRAIGHTENED AND THE ENGINE AND THROTTLE OPERATED NORMALLY UP TO 2200 RPM. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444ZH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444ZH-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 17268502 (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: 17268502
- Airframe hours: 4567
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tevis Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 8, 1984
- Departed: 53K, OSAGE CITY, KS
- Airport: 53K, Municipal, runway 17, 2,560 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 579 total, 207 in this make and model, 454 as pilot in command, 155 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19840809040289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809040289A), Aug 9, 1984: Cessna 172, Osage City, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed in aborting takeoff and aircraft crashed into ditch off the end of runway.

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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