# NTSB MKC75AK036: Cessna 182E, N3500Y, Thayer, MO, January 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Place: Thayer, MO · THAYER, MO
- Location: 36.5224° N, 91.5408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thayer, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5224&lon=-91.5408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0041   75/1/9    THAYER,MO           CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 183
        TIME - 1930                    N3500Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THAYER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THAYER,MO                   CABOOL,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      THUNDERSTORM, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TSTMS,HI WINDS AND HVY RAIN IN ACDT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3500Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500Y-1975-03-10), registration cancelled 1975-03-10, S/N 18254400, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thayer

## 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 19750109000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109000889A), Jan 9, 1975: Cessna 182E, Thayer, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tstms,hi winds and hvy rain in acdt area.

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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