# NTSB MKC81FA032: Cessna 172, N733SQ, Maryville, MO, April 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1981
- Place: Maryville, MO · MARYVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.3425° N, 94.8700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maryville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3425&lon=-94.8700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0773  81/4/30  NR.MARYVILLE,MO       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 334
        TIME - 1830                    N733SQ              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANKIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.JOSEPH,MO               MARYVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 20KTS.LNDD IN GRASS ON DNWND SIDE OF RWY,TREES ON SAME SIDE NR END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733SQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733SQ-1984-03-22), registration cancelled 1984-03-22, S/N 17268516 (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: Rankin

## 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 19810430020649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020649A), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna 172N, Maryville, MO, Substantial damage. Tried 3 times to land in crosswind no flaps. Then used full flaps, landed. Began go-around. Dumped flaps, hit trees

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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