# NTSB MKC78FCG24: Cessna 310N, N5078Q, Kirksville, MO, April 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0414   78/4/6    KIRKSVILLE,MO       CESSNA 310N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 5925
        TIME - 0930                    N5078Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE CANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 KIRKSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND AFTR PROP DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5078Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5078Q-1997-12-10), registration cancelled 1997-12-10, S/N 310N0178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310N
- Registry model: [Cessna 310N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310n) (registry code 2074234) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clarence Cannon

## 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 19780406006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406006529A), Apr 6, 1978: Cessna T310R, Kirksville, MO, Substantial damage. Go-around aftr prop dmg.

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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