# NTSB MKC70D0209: Cessna 182F, N3437U, Bolivar, MO, August 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1969
- Place: Bolivar, MO · BOLIVAR, MO
- Location: 37.6035° N, 93.4167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolivar, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6035&lon=-93.4167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0209

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3728  69/8/29    BOLIVAR,MO          CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 232
        TIME - 1710                    N3437U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLIVAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLIVAR,MO                  EL DORADO SPRINGS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT IGNORED EMPTY FUEL TANK READINGS DUE PREVOU S INACCURACIES. ACFT NOT FUELED BEFORE T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3437U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bolivar

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.