# NTSB MKC78FA026: Cessna 172, N7592X, Memphis, MO, March 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Memphis, MO · MEMPHIS, MO
- Location: 40.4608° N, 92.1699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-92.1699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560   78/3/9    MEMPHIS,MO          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 215
        TIME - 0620                    N7592X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,MO                  KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           0                                                       330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7592X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7592X-1980-09-11), registration cancelled 1980-09-11, S/N 17248092 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Memphis Muni

## 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 19780309007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309007959A), Mar 9, 1978: Cessna 172D, Memphis, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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