# NTSB MKC66D0289: Cessna 172, N7662X, Festus, MO, September 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1965
- Place: Festus, MO · FESTUS, MO
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0289

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3457   65/9/8    FESTUS MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N7662X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FESTUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7662X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7662X-1991-04-29), registration cancelled 1991-04-29, S/N 17248162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Festus

## Other investigations on N7662X (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 MKC89LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA064), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 172B (N7662X), Unionville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY THE PILOT, AND THE IMPROPERLY RIGGED…

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.

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