# NTSB MKC72FCA28: Cessna 210B, N9549X, Wappapello, MO, May 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1972
- Place: Wappapello, MO · WAPPAPELLO, MO
- Location: 36.9356° N, 90.2709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wappapello, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9356&lon=-90.2709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1898  72/5/25    WAPPAPELLO,MO       CESSNA 210B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3310
        TIME - 1400                    N9549X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARBONDALE,ILL              CONWAY,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NR 1 CYL CRACKED.OVERDUE INSPECTION PER AD 67-31-5. PLT OVERSHOT SHORT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9549X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9549X-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 21057849, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210B
- Registry model: [Cessna 210B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210b) (registry code 2073410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis Ranch

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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