# NTSB MKC74DCG20: Cessna 172M, N20637, Carrollton, MO, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Carrollton, MO · CARROLLTON, MO
- Location: 39.3636° N, 93.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrollton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3636&lon=-93.4951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0604   74/2/3    CARROLLTON,MO       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 225
        TIME - 1545                    N20637              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,ILL             TOPEKA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      15
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- UNEXPECTED SNOW STORM PILOT LNDD ACFT IN A PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20637](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20637), registered now, S/N 17261452, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740203002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002069A), Feb 3, 1974: Cessna 172M, Carrollton, MO, Substantial damage. Unexpected snow storm pilot lndd acft in a plowed field.

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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