# NTSB MKC76DCG14: Cessna 177A, N30347, Cassville, MO, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Cassville, MO · CASSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.6783° N, 93.8681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6783&lon=-93.8681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2701   75/8/9    CASSVILLE,MO        CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 150
        TIME - 2100                    N30347              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
          CENTRALIA,IL                SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES DRG LOW PASS BENDING NOSE WHEEL.SWERVED OFF ROAD DRG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30347](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30347), registered now, S/N 17701204, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, 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 19750809024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809024389A), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 177A, Cassville, MO, Substantial damage. Hit wires drg low pass bending nose wheel. Swerved off road drg ldg.

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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