# Accident 19780731023129A: Cessna 172D, Pevely, MO, July 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1978
- Place: Pevely, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.2881° N, 90.4000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pevely, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2881&lon=-90.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734MH-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA47-202549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731023129A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK DRAG STRIP FOR DESTINATION ARPT.

## 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 MKC78FCA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA47-202549), Jul 31, 1978: Cessna 172N (N734MH), Pevely, 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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