# NTSB MKC75FCA14: Cessna 172, N566QL, Wellsville, MO, October 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1974
- Place: Wellsville, MO · WELLSVILLE, MO
- Location: 39.0732° N, 91.5689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0732&lon=-91.5689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3403  74/10/21   WELLSVILLE,MO       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 331
        TIME - 1050                    N566QL              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEMASTERS LANDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLSVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- PLT COULD NOT REACH RUDDER PEDALS AFTR SEAT SLID REARWARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N566QL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N566QL-1976-10-12), registration cancelled 1976-10-12, S/N 17256682 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lemasters Landing

## 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 19741021036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741021036909A), Oct 21, 1974: Cessna 172I, Wellsville, MO, Substantial damage. Plt could not reach rudder pedals aftr seat slid rearward.

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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