# NTSB MKC71DCG22: Cessna 172, N5588T, Carthage, MO, August 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1970
- Place: Carthage, MO · CARTHAGE, MO
- Location: 37.1473° N, 94.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1473&lon=-94.3234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3550  70/8/26    CARTHAGE,MO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N5588T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYERS PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROGERSVILLE,MO              CARTHAGE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5588T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5588T), registered now, S/N 17251488, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Myers Park

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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