# NTSB MKC70F0239: Cessna 177, N2232Y, Gravois Mills, MO, September 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1969
- Place: Gravois Mills, MO · GRAVOIS MILLS, MO
- Location: 38.2995° N, 92.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gravois Mills, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2995&lon=-92.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4066  69/9/20    GRAVOIS MILLS,MO    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 464
        TIME - 1350                    N2232Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WULF HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,ILL              GRAVOIS MILLS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2232Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232Y-1971-03-15), registration cancelled 1971-03-15, S/N 17700032 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Wulf Harbor

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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