# NTSB MKC73FCG10: Cessna 180, N7601A, Gainsville, MO, September 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3712  72/9/18    GAINSVILLE,MO       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 206
        TIME - 1255                    N7601A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GAINSVILLE MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINSVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7601A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7601A), registered now, S/N 32498 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Gainsville Mem

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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