# NTSB MKC70D0212: Cessna 177, N2378Y, Malden, MO, August 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1969
- Place: Malden, MO · MALDEN, MO
- Location: 36.6010° N, 89.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malden, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6010&lon=-89.9975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0212

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3480   69/8/9    MALDEN,MO           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2378Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              DYERSBURG,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BENT NOSE GR AND FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2378Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2378Y-1972-08-11), registration cancelled 1972-08-11, S/N 17700178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malden

## Other investigations on N2378Y (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 MIA72AM131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM131), Jun 8, 1972: Cessna 177 (N2378Y), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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