# NTSB MKC67A0048: Cessna 182F, N3235U, Sikeston, MO, February 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1967
- Place: Sikeston, MO · SIKESTON, MO
- Location: 36.8837° N, 89.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sikeston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8837&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0061  67/2/15    SIKESTON MO         CESSNA 182F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1040
        TIME - 1410                    N3235U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 653 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKESTON MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 021667.BLOWING DUST.WIND 25 KTS,GSTS TO 40.2ND ACFT MADE HI APP OVR DUST,LNDED SAFLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3235U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3235U-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 18254635 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sikeston Muni

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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