# Accident 19750809024389A: Cessna 177A, Cassville, MO, August 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Cassville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.6783° N, 93.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6783&lon=-93.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30347, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809024389A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC76DCG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG14), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 177A (N30347), Cassville, 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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