# Accident 19740807031269A: Cessna 172D, Shelbyville, MO, August 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1974
- Place: Shelbyville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 39.8073° N, 92.0399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8073&lon=-92.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2804U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2804U-1974-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75AK009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK009-201210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740807031269A

## Narrative

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

OBSVD IN NR VERTICAL DESCENT.HIT GRAIN STORAGE BIN.PASSED THRU STEEL AND CONCRETE FLOOR INTO GND.

## 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 MKC75AK009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK009-201210), Aug 7, 1974: Cessna 172D (N2804U), Shelbyville, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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