# NTSB MKC71FCG73: Cessna 180, N6502A, Smithville, MO, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Smithville, MO · SMITHVILLE, MO
- Location: 39.3969° N, 94.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3969&lon=-94.5710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1836   71/6/6    SMITHVILLE,MO       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 1562
        TIME - 0600                    N6502A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EXCELSIOR SPGS,MO           ALBANY,MO                    SMITHVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6502A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smithville

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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