# NTSB MKC77DCG45: Cessna 120, N1785N, Boonville, MO, August 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1977
- Place: Boonville, MO · BOONVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.9614° N, 92.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9614&lon=-92.7462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2820   77/8/5    BOONVILLE,MO        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 263
        TIME - 1300                    N1785N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOONSE PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOONVILLE,MO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- GUSTS 14
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1785N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785N-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 12029, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Koonse Private

## 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 19770805021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805021629A), Aug 5, 1977: Cessna 120, Boonville, MO, Substantial damage. Gusts 14

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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