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MKC86LA043

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

Airport MCI

Current FAA registration · N733NF

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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