# NTSB SEA72FYI22: Cessna 172, N84271, Klamath Flls, OR, May 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1972
- Place: Klamath Flls, OR · KLAMATH FLLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYI22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYI22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1879  72/5/11    KLAMATH FLLS,OREG   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 133
        TIME - 1230                    N84271              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINSLEY FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FLLS,OREG           MEDFORD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HIT CESSNA 337 N86182,SUB DMG.ENG STARTED,THROTTLE 1/3 OPEN.NO CUSHION BEHIND PLT,UN BRAKE PROPRLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84271](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84271), registered now, S/N 17258402, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kinsley Fld

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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