# Accident 19760424017079A: Cessna 172, Shelbyville, MO, April 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1976
- Place: Shelbyville, MO
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8507B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8507B-2026-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424017079A

## Narrative

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

PIN THAT ATTACHES NOSE WHEEL TO STRUT DISCONNECTED. NOSE WHEEL TWISTED ON SHAFT AND BROKE OFF.

## 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 MKC76FCA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA22), Apr 24, 1976: Cessna 172 (N8507B), Shelbyville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8507B (1)

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

- [Accident 20001130031439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130031439A), Nov 30, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8507B), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated she was landing at Skywest air park S26 Mobile, AL. Prior to touch down, she reduced all power. The a/c bounced…

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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