# NTSB MKC75AK009: Cessna 172D, N2804U, Shelbyville, MO, August 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1974
- Place: Shelbyville, MO · SHELBYVILLE, MO
- Location: 39.8073° N, 92.0399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8073&lon=-92.0399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK009-201210

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3015   74/8/7    SHELBYVILLE,MO      CESSNA 172D         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N2804U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- OBSVD IN NR VERTICAL DESCENT.HIT GRAIN STORAGE BIN.PASSED THRU STEEL AND CONCRETE FLOOR INTO GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2804U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2804U-1974-11-04), registration cancelled 1974-11-04, S/N 17250404 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740807031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740807031269A), Aug 7, 1974: Cessna 172D, Shelbyville, MO, Destroyed. Obsvd in nr vertical descent. Hit grain storage bin. Passed thru steel and concrete floor into gnd.

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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