# Accident 19801024058499A: Cessna 172, West Plains, MO, October 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1980, 03:30 local time
- Place: West Plains, MO
- Airport: West Plains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8784° N, 91.9027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST PLAINS RGNL (UNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8784&lon=-91.9027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3236L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 310 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON LOW FINAL APPROACH TO NIGHT LANDING. WENT AROUND LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 MKC81FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA03), Oct 24, 1980: Cessna 172H (N3236L), West Plains, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3236L (1)

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

- [Incident 19930223008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223008939I), Feb 23, 1993: Cessna 172H (N3236L), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Attempted a crosswind takeoff. Lost control and aborted. Propeller damaged when aircraft departed runway.

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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