# NTSB MKC72DCA21: Cessna 172, N7710U, Cahokia, IL, January 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1972
- Place: Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0372  72/1/24    CAHOKIA,ILL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 402
        TIME - 1415                    N7710U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE PARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NSD OVR DURG RUNUP IN X-WND GUSTING TO 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7710U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7710U-2026-08-04), registration cancelled 2026-08-04, S/N 17251710, 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: Bi-State Parks

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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