# NTSB MKC67F0233: Cessna 182, N2837Y, West Alton, MO, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: West Alton, MO · WEST ALTON, MO
- Location: 38.8629° N, 90.2041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Alton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8629&lon=-90.2041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0233
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0233

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1144  66/9/10    WEST ALTON MO       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N2837Y              PX-  0  1  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAMBILLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING MADE WITH 1/2 FLAPS.AIRCRAFT RAN OF END OF 2200 FT RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2837Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2837Y-2023-06-10), registration cancelled 2023-06-10, S/N 18253837, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gambills

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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