# NTSB MKC78DCG19: Cessna 172, N733JT, Ozark, MO, March 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Ozark, MO · OZARK, MO
- Location: 37.0336° N, 93.2180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0336&lon=-93.2180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0290  78/3/18    OZARK,MO            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 207
        TIME - 1710                    N733JT              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR PARK SOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZARK,MO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 23KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733JT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733JT), registered now, S/N 17268336, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air Park South

## 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 19780318003979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318003979A), Mar 18, 1978: Cessna 172D, Ozark, MO, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 23KTS.

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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