# NTSB MKC72FCA22: Cessna 172G, N4206L, Middletown, MO, February 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1972
- Place: Middletown, MO · MIDDLETOWN, MO
- Location: 39.1287° N, 91.4138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1287&lon=-91.4138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0303  72/2/11    MIDDLETOWN,MO       CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1450                    N4206L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1875 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            840 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLSVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES DURING FORCED LDG PRACTICE RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4206L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4206L-1974-07-26), registration cancelled 1974-07-26, S/N 17254275, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4206L (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW67D0274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0274), Oct 14, 1966: Cessna 172 (N4206L), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage

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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