# NTSB MKC78FA006: Cessna 210L, N29161, Odessa, MO, November 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1977
- Place: Odessa, MO · ODESSA, MO
- Location: 38.9994° N, 93.9664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9994&lon=-93.9664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4142   77/11/1   ODESSA,MO           CESSNA 210L         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2579
        TIME - 0530                    N29161              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 795 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HIGGINSVILLE,MO             BIRMINGHAM,AL                ODESSA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                57
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BRIEFED ON WX 12 HRS PRIOR TO FLT-NO FOG FORECAST FOR LOCAL AREA AT TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29161 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771101041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771101041179A), Nov 1, 1977: Cessna 210L, Odessa, MO, Destroyed. Plt briefed on wx 12 hrs prior to flt-no fog forecast for local area at time.

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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