Cessna 172 accident near Ness City, Kansas, April 4, 1986
On April 4, 1986 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N9866G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ness City, Kansas (Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 4, 1986 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Ness City, Kansas · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N9866G · registry record · serial 17259766
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH WITH A WIND FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FULL AILERON INTO THE WIND AND DESPITE THIS ACTION, THE WING RAISED UP BY A STRONG GUST AND AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION.
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: 400 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 95 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GBD Great Bend KS at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 3,150 ft by 48 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 20 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:00 pm from DDC, 45 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC86LA079.