Cessna 182 accident near Kansas City, Missouri, September 17, 1983
On September 17, 1983 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N42966, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri (Kansas City Downtown 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 17, 1983 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City Downtown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N42966 · no longer on the register · serial 18259268
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, SHE WAS TAXIING TO A RAMP AREA WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING & ROLLED THE ACFT OVER ON ITS TOP. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 190 DEG AT 20 GUSTING TO 30 KT.
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: 756 hours in all; 667 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 708 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,003 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 6, 1983; 27 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SRB Sparta TN at 3:27 pm
- Destination: MKC Kansas City MO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 7,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:47 pm from MKC
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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