# NTSB MKC67F0028: Cessna 172, N7287A, Berger, MO, June 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1966
- Place: Berger, MO · BERGER, MO
- Location: 38.6675° N, 91.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berger, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6675&lon=-91.3411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2733  66/6/17    BERGER MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N7287A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROHLFING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7287A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7287A), registered now, S/N 29387, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rohlfing

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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