# Accident 19741021036909A: Cessna 172I, Wellsville, MO, October 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1974
- Place: Wellsville, MO
- Airport: Lemasters Landing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.0732° N, 91.5689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0732&lon=-91.5689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566QL-1976-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 316 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741021036909A

## Narrative

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

PLT COULD NOT REACH RUDDER PEDALS AFTR SEAT SLID REARWARD.

## 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 MKC75FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA14), Oct 21, 1974: Cessna 172 (N566QL), Wellsville, MO, substantial damage

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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