Event MKC86LA043

1986-01-01 KANSAS CITY, Missouri, United States Airport · MCI None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N733NF

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172N

Year of manufacture

1976 · 10 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19770112

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A9D762

Registrant of record

SCHOCH GEORGE J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N733NF Cessna 172N None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD BEEN AT THIS AIRPORT 31 TIMES SINCE 1979. DURING HIS TAXI TO TAKEOFF FOR A NIGHT FLIGHT, HE MISTOOK A SERVICE ROAD FOR A TAXIWAY. HE TAXIED PAST ONE SIGN WITHOUT SEEING IT BUT STRUCK THE SECOND ONE. THIS IS THE THIRD DOCUMENTED ACCIDENT AT THIS SITE SINCE 1982. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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