# NTSB MKC79DCA09: Bellanca 1731AT, N68D, Cabool, MO, February 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1979
- Place: Cabool, MO · CABOOL, MO
- Location: 37.1260° N, 92.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabool, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1260&lon=-92.1040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0390  79/2/24    CABOOL,MO           BELLANCA 1731AT     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1302
        TIME - 1330                    N68D                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABOOL MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CABOOL,MO                   SPARTA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED AC N201GC,MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP SPINNER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68D), registered now, S/N 74-31072, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1731AT
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cabool Mun

## 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 19790224003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003539A), Feb 24, 1979: Blanca 1731ATC, Cabool, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot taxiied into the nose of a parked airplane.

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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