# NTSB MKC71DCG78: Cessna 182L, N42727, Centralia, MO, June 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1971
- Place: Centralia, MO · CENTRALIA, MO
- Location: 39.2108° N, 92.1343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centralia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2108&lon=-92.1343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2301  71/6/29    CENTRALIA,MO        CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 296
        TIME - 1715                    N42727              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRALIA,MO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF TAXIWAY,L GR SLIPPED INTO CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42727 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chance

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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