# Accident 20170624009579A: Cessna 172, Fulton, MO, June 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8381° N, 92.0025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8381&lon=-92.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6474B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6474B-2018-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 46 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624009579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KFTT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 5.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PASTURE AND CRASHED INTO A LINE OF TREES.

## 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 CEN17LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA241), Jun 24, 2017: Cessna 172 (N6474B), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system.

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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