# NTSB MKC70D0224: Cessna 172, N5806R, Missouri Val, IA, August 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1969
- Place: Missouri Val, IA · MISSOURI VAL, IA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3676  69/8/24    MISSOURI VAL,IOWA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 140
        TIME - 1745                    N5806R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOURI VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 AMES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOLE BURNED THROUGH NR 2 PISTON,RINGS BKN.OIL DEPLEATED THROUGH CRANKCASE BREATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5806R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5806R-2014-12-03), registration cancelled 2014-12-03, S/N 17253475, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Missouri Valley

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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