# NTSB MKC81DCA12: Cessna 172, N80935, Birch Tree, MO, May 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1981
- Place: Birch Tree, MO · BIRCH TREE, MO
- Location: 36.9967° N, 91.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birch Tree, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9967&lon=-91.4917&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 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0768   81/5/7    BIRCH TREE,MO       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N80935              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHTOWER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRCH TREE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY MOVED THROTTLE FWD DRG BOUNCED LNDG,UN TO STOP BFR HITTING WINDSOCK POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80935 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hightower

## 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 19810507025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507025879A), May 7, 1981: Cessna 172M, Birch Tree, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot did not have throttle completely closed and hit windsock trying to stop during landing roll.

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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