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MKC82DA145

1982-08-12 · CONWAY SPRINGS, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KS36

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER DURING LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED LOW COMPRESSION ON 3 CYLINDERS AND NONE ON NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN LOW ON RPM SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ON HIS WAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA145.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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