# NTSB MKC71DCD64: Cessna 172, N6932A, Traer, IA, March 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1971
- Place: Traer, IA · TRAER, IA
- Location: 42.1896° N, 92.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traer, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1896&lon=-92.4640&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0960  71/3/17    TRAER,IOWA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N6932A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               TRAER,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- 3RD ATMT AFTR 2 GO-AROUNDS.WIND-SOCK NOT LIGHTED.RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO ROCKY TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6932A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6932A), registered now, S/N 29032, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Traer Muni

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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