# NTSB MKC81DCA16: Cessna 172, N3576E, Knox City, MO, June 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1981
- Place: Knox City, MO · KNOX CITY, MO
- Location: 40.1442° N, 92.0102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1442&lon=-92.0102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1256   81/6/4    KNOX CITY,MO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 363
        TIME - 2030                    N3576E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MARSHAL,MO                  HANNIBAL,MO                  KNOX CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3576E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3576E-1991-02-01), registration cancelled 1991-02-01, S/N 17271595 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prather

## 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 19810604032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604032619A), Jun 4, 1981: Cessna 172N, Knox City, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long on short, wet, Private strip and ran off 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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