Plane Crash List

Cessna 182RG N736YZ

21 May 1997 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 May 1997 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N736YZ was involved in an accident near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Kansas City Downtown (MKC)
Coordinates
39.1508, -94.5798
Aircraft
Cessna 182RG
Registration
N736YZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Olathe → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
CHI97LA165

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor relating to the accident was the excessive airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew to Olathe, Kansas with two passengers and returned. While landing at Kansas City Downtown Airport, the airplane landed hard. The pilot's attorney stated that the 'Pilot came in . . . hot, fast, and high, and had a hard landing.' The airplane received substantial damage, which included deformation of the fuselage (right side) and deformation of the right main gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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