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MKC83LA009

1982-10-17 · BATES CITY, Missouri, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N41W

Make / Model
WIELT-SMITH MINIPLANE
Year of manufacture
1969 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800331
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4D3BB

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON A SOD STRIP WHICH HAS A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE. HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD AND THE MAIN GEAR SPLAYED OUT. THE STRUTS THEN DUG INTO THE SOD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC83LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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