NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC76FCG33
Registry · N2564V
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 177RG
Year of manufacture
1974 · 1 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19741210
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A270C0
Registrant of record
MAY MATTHEW J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
CESSNA 177RG · N2564V
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
KANSAS CTY MUNI
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft history
Serial number
Z
Total time
473 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
368
Age
25
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ED INTO PLUG.GR EXTN CYCLE WAS FOUND INTERMITTENT.
Investigator remarks
NR 3 PIN IN PLUG S-1638-1 WAS LOOSE AND NOT LOCK
Cause factors
- 64/A/39 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/A/D6 A PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/CB A AIRFRAME NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/AV A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS LOOSE,PART/FITTING Cause — pilot/personnel action
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 3163.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_3163.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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