# NTSB MKC88LA088: Cessna 172, N8240B, Concordia, KS, May 12, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 12, 1988, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Concordia, KS
- Coordinates: 39.570587, -97.660285 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5706&lon=-97.6603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA088
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34567/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA088

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING, PIC DECIDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE ACFT STALLED, STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND CARTWHEELED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8240B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240B-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 36040, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36040
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Washington Flying Club
- Registered owner: Washington Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 1988, 3 hours before
- Departed: K38, WASHINGTON, KS
- Airport: CNK, Concordia, runway 17, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 201 total, 170 in this make and model, 170 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CNK, 1 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 19880512015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512015609A), May 12, 1988: Cessna 172, Concordia, KS, Substantial damage. Attempting go around plane stalled. Impacted ground and cartwheeled. Said crab angle excessive for crosswind factor.

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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