# Accident 19731024034799A: Cessna 172M, Shelbyville, MO, October 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1973
- Place: Shelbyville, MO
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.8126° N, 92.0502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (6K2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8126&lon=-92.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12082, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731024034799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT MISREAD WINDSOCK.LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE SPEED,HIT GROUND.GUSTS TO 25K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC74FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA14), Oct 24, 1973: Cessna 172M (N12082), Shelbyville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12082 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090525025369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525025369I), May 25, 2009: Cessna 172M (N12082), Midland, MI, Minor damage. Winds at approximately 16 gusting to 23 mph were present when pilot landed on runway 06. Aircraft drifted to right side of runway and right horizontal…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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