# NTSB MKC69D0189: Cessna 172, N8116L, Spring City, MO, September 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1968
- Place: Spring City, MO · SPRING CITY, MO
- Location: 36.9867° N, 94.5341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9867&lon=-94.5341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3213  68/9/15    SPRING CITY,MO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 149
        TIME - 1230                    N8116L              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT RAISED FLAPS TOO SOON. ACFT SETTLED IN TREES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8116L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116L-1975-04-02), registration cancelled 1975-04-02, S/N 17256316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8116L (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 NYC73DFA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA27), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 172H (N8116L), Scotia, NY, destroyed

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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