# NTSB MKC76FCG04: Cessna 172, N29006, Butler, MO, July 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1975
- Place: Butler, MO · BUTLER, MO
- Location: 38.2594° N, 94.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2594&lon=-94.3395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1898   75/7/8    BUTLER,MO           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N29006              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHILLICOTHE,MO              PITTSBURG,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NR 4 CYL INTAKE HYD TAPPET BKN.PLT OVERSHOT 2600 FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29006](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29006), registered now, S/N 17264093, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Butler Memorial

## 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 19750708019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750708019439A), Jul 8, 1975: Cessna 172M, Butler, MO, Destroyed. Nr 4 cyl intake hyd tappet bkn. Plt overshot 2600 ft rwy.

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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