# NTSB MKC80FCG28: Cessna 172K, N78395, Warrensburg, MO, June 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1980
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1218  80/6/13    WARRENSBURG,MO      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N78395              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY CITY,MO          WARRENSBURG,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78395](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78395), registered now, S/N 17257599, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19800613019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613019149A), Jun 13, 1980: Cessna 172K, Warrensburg, MO, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane on final approach. Impacted ground 400 feet from approach end of runway.

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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