# NTSB MKC78FCA25: Cessna R172, N1147V, Sikeston, MO, May 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Sikeston, MO · SIKESTON, MO
- Location: 36.8837° N, 89.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sikeston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8837&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938   78/5/3    SIKESTON,MO         CESSNA R172         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 483
        TIME - 0440                    N1147V              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKESTON MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO           SIKESTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- RWY 02 VASI OPERATIONAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1147V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1147V), registered now, S/N R1722122, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sikeston Memorial

## 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 19780503008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503008469A), May 3, 1978: Cessna R172K, Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. Rwy 02 VASI operational.

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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