NTSB MKC83LA104 — 1983-05-08 · MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N4254V

Make / Model: CESSNA 170
Year of manufacture: 1948 · 35 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570513
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5112A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4254V Cessna 170 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING THE RWY. THIS WAS THE PLTS FIRST SOLO IN AN ACFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA104.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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