# Accident 19900115000569A: Cessna 172E, Dexter, MO, January 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dexter, MO
- Airport: Dexter Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7900° N, 89.9606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7900&lon=-89.9606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7726U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726U-2020-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 482 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115000569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. STRUCK RAILROAD TIES IN OVERRUN. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, BENT FIREWALL.

## 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 MKC90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA048), Jan 15, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7726U), Dexter, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO REACH THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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