# NTSB MKC73FCA10: Cessna 172, N3597S, Fulton, MO, December 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1972
- Place: Fulton, MO · FULTON, MO
- Location: 38.8551° N, 91.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8551&lon=-91.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3894   72/12/7   FULTON,MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N3597S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 2310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            402 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE ALL ICE FM ACFT.VIBRATION CAUSED DMG TO ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3597S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3597S), registered now, S/N 17250797, built 1963 (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: Fulton

## Other investigations on N3597S (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 NYC67D0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0105), Jul 17, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3597S), Madison, CT, 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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