# NTSB MKC78FCG31: Cessna 180H, N741M, Warrensburg, MO, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Warrensburg, MO · WARRENSBURG, MO
- Location: 38.7613° N, 93.7176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrensburg, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7613&lon=-93.7176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0939  78/5/20    WARRENSBURG,MO      CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1264
        TIME - 1500                    N741M               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON CITY,MO           WARRENSBURG,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N741M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741M), registered now, S/N 18051639, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## 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 19780520009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520009349A), May 20, 1978: Cessna 180E, Warrensburg, MO, Substantial damage

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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