# NTSB MKC7GFCA16: Cessna 172E, N5652T, Poplar Bluff, MO, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Poplar Bluff, MO · POPLAR BLUFF, MO
- Location: 36.7633° N, 90.4140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplar Bluff, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7633&lon=-90.4140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC7GFCA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC7GFCA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0016  76/1/10    POPLAR BLUFF,MO     CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 275
        TIME - 1310                    N5652T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POPLAR BLUFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KIRKSVILLE,MO               MEMPHIS,TN                   POPLAR BLUFF,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT PLOWED FLD.LATER FCST WINDS 30-36K.PLT PLANNED FLT WINDS 20-34K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5652T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5652T-2007-11-21), registration cancelled 2007-11-21, S/N 17251552, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Poplar Bluff

## 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 19760110000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000749A), Jan 10, 1976: Cessna 172E, Poplar Bluff, MO, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft plowed fld. Later fcst winds 30-36K.plt planned flt winds 20-34K.

## Other investigations on N5652T (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66D0490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0490), Apr 2, 1966: Cessna 172 (N5652T), Moberly, 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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