# Accident 19780503008469A: Cessna R172K, Sikeston, MO, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Sikeston, MO
- Airport: Sikeston Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.8989° N, 89.5618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIKESTON MEML MUNI (SIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8989&lon=-89.5618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1147V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 20 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503008469A

## Narrative

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

RWY 02 VASI OPERATIONAL.

## 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 MKC78FCA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA25), May 3, 1978: Cessna R172 (N1147V), Sikeston, 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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