# NTSB MKC76FCA42: Cessna 172M, N9230H, Centerville, MO, August 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Centerville, MO · CENTERVILLE, MO
- Location: 37.4367° N, 90.9597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4367&lon=-90.9597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2266  76/8/21    CENTERVILLE,MO      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2423
        TIME - 1710                    N9230H              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 786 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAY JOHNSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTERVILLE,MO              EAST ST LOUIS,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9230H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9230H-2011-03-08), registration cancelled 2011-03-08, S/N 17266028, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ray Johnson

## 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 19760821026789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821026789A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna 172M, Centerville, MO, Destroyed

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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