Cessna 172P accident near Kansas City, Missouri, November 4, 1982
On November 4, 1982, a Cessna 172P, registered N65685, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri (Kansas City International airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 4, 1982
- Place
- Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · all 172Ps on the register
- Registration
- N65685 · no longer on the register · serial 17275818
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT TAXIING TO TAKEOFF WENT ON A ROADWAY INSTEAD OF A TAXIWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SIGN POST. THE TAXIWAY WAS MARKED BY SIGNS AND YELLOW PAINT LINES ON SURFACE WHERE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND LEFT TAXIWAY TO FOLLOW ROAD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 515 hours in all; 71 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 451 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 40 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MCI Kansas City MO
- Destination: TOP Topeka KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 6:00 pm from MCI
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N65685 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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