Kansas City Intl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Sunday, July 19, 1987 17:02 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFTER LNDG, THE PIC WAS CLRD TO TAXI TO THE G/A RAMP. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NEW G/A RAMP & PROCEEDED TOWARD THE OLD RAMP. HE SAW A LARGE ACFT COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DRCTN ON THE SAME TWY, SO HE MODIFIED HIS ROUTE BY SELECTING ANOTHER WAY. MISTAKENLY, HE SELECTED A VEHICULAR ROAD. AFTER HE WAS ON THE ROAD, HE REALIZED THE SITUATION & PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION. HOWEVER, AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE ACFT'S RGT WING HIT A STEEL SIGN, WHICH THE PLT HAD NOT SEEN. ON 4/22/87 (DATE OF LAST FLT MED), THE PLT RPRTD HE HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 320 HRS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/19/1987
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1702
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City KANSAS CITY
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 64108
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport KANSAS CITY INTL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MCI
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1026
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1647 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID MCI
Elevation of weather observation facility 1026
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 34
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 25
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 18
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1655
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 19 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34861
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:37PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6603H
NTSB Number MKC87LA142
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172
Aircraft Series Identifier 172
Aircraft Serial Number 17265505
Certified Max Gross Weight 2220
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 2 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1996
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name K.S. FLYING CLUB INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 756
Aircraft Owner City MANHATTAN
Aircraft Owner State KS
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 66502
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name K. STATE FLYING CLUB
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City MANHATTAN
Operator State KS
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 66502
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MHK
Departure City MANHATTAN
Departure State KS
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Taxi
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 10801
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --