# NTSB MKC76FCA22: Cessna 172, N8507B, Shelbyville, MO, April 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1976
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1772  76/4/24    SHELBYVILLE,MO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 110
        TIME - 1640                    N8507B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PIN THAT ATTACHES NOSE WHEEL TO STRUT DISCONNECTED. NOSE WHEEL TWISTED ON SHAFT AND BROKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8507B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8507B-2026-09-05), registration cancelled 2026-09-05, S/N 36207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby County

## 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 19760424017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424017079A), Apr 24, 1976: Cessna 172, Shelbyville, MO, Substantial damage. Pin that attaches nose wheel to strut disconnected. Nose wheel twisted on shaft and broke off.

## Other investigations on N8507B (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA018), Nov 30, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8507B), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly.

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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