# NTSB MKC71FCA20: Cessna 172, N79942, Chesterfield, MO, November 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1970
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1869  70/11/30   CHESTERFIELD,MO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 224
        TIME - 0030                    N79942              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRT OF ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA           ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                44
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD 9HRS FLT TIME LAST 24HRS.ENCTRD GND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79942](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79942-1971-01-15), registration cancelled 1971-01-15, S/N 17258269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sprt Of St Louis

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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