# NTSB MKC77FCA07: Cessna 182H, N1873X, Monticello, MO, December 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1976
- Place: Monticello, MO · MONTICELLO, MO
- Location: 40.1190° N, 91.7131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1190&lon=-91.7131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3673  76/12/27   MONTICELLO MO       CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 255
        TIME - 1645                    N1873X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTICELLO,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TURNED INTO SETTING SUN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.LOST ORIENTATION AND DIVED INTO GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1873X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1873X-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 18255973, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell

## 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 19761227040849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761227040849A), Dec 27, 1976: Cessna 182H, Monticello Mo, MO, Substantial damage. Turned into setting sun shortly after takeoff. Lost orientation and dived into ground

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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