# NTSB MKC72DCG08: Cessna 170A, N9087A, Gainsville, MO, July 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1971
- Place: Gainsville, MO · GAINSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.6063° N, 92.4246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6063&lon=-92.4246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2823  71/7/28    GAINSVILLE,MO       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 843
        TIME - 1630                    N9087A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINSVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PWR LINE EXTENDS ACROSS,ABOUT 600FT FRM APCH END.4FT FENCE EXTENDS ACROSS DEP END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9087A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087A-1971-08-09), registration cancelled 1971-08-09, S/N 18846 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

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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