# Accident 19990426044179A: Cessna 172M, Mayview, MO, April 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mayview, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0503° N, 93.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0503&lon=-93.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220NY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426044179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/26/99, BETWEEN 16:30 AND 17:00 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARSHALL, MO (MHL) ENROUTE TO SEDALIA, MO (DMO). AIRCRAFTS' FLIGHT HOUR METER (FHM) READ 5259.3 HOURS AT TIME OF DEPARTURE. SHORTLY AFTER CLIMB OUT FROM MHL PILOT REPORTED ENTERING CLOUDS, SUBSEQUENTLY LOOSING SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT AND FINDING HIMSELF IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). AN ATTEMPT TO FLY OUT OF IMC WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND A DESCENT WAS INITIATED IN ORDER TO LOCATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. A RURAL ROAD (HOUX) EAST OF MAYVIEW, MO. WAS SITED, AND A LANDING (TO THE NORTH) ON HOUX ROAD WAS ATTEMPTED. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED SEVERAL METAL POSTS AND AN UNUSED WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE. THE A/C CAME TO A STOP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN A DITCH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOUX ROAD, FACING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A/C'SFHM READ 5259.9 HOURS AT ACCIDENT LOCATION.^PRIVACY DATA OMI^

## 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 CHI99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA135), Apr 26, 1999: Cessna 172M (N220NY), Mayview, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the attempted precautionary landing. Factors to the accident were the overcast weather condition, inadequate preflight planning by the pilot, the…

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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