NTSB MKC84LA011 — 1983-10-27 · AUGUSTA, Kansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N46644

Make / Model: CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture: 1978 · 5 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790118
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5B2E6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N46644 Cessna 152 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THAT WHEN HE SAW THE TRUCK COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RWY HE SLOWED DOWN AND STEERED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK MADE NO APPARENT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE HIS POSITION SO AS TO PASS CLEAR. THE PLT SAW THE TRUCK DRIVER DUCK DOWNIN HIS SEAT AS THE VEHICLES APPROACHED EACH OTHER. AT THIS TIME THE PLT APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND CUT THE ENGINE. THE ACFTLEFT WING HIT THE TRUCKS WINDSHIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC84LA011.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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