# NTSB MKC71FCG05: Cessna 177, N29658, Elkton, MO, July 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1970
- Place: Elkton, MO · ELKTON, MO
- Location: 37.8525° N, 93.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8525&lon=-93.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1449  70/7/19    ELKTON,MO           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 0735                    N29658              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTHAL GREEN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLDEN,MO                   WHEATLAND,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- MISTOOK 2200FT FARM STRIP FOR 3200FT ARPT RWY.SAW HOGS ON STRIP AFT T/D,HIT BARN DURING GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29658](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29658-1972-01-02), registration cancelled 1972-01-02, S/N 17701013, built 1968 (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: Othal Green Farm

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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