# NTSB MKC81FA042: Cessna 172G, N1383F, Newburg, MO, July 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1981
- Place: Newburg, MO · NEWBURG, MO
- Location: 37.9156° N, 91.9004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburg, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9156&lon=-91.9004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2247   81/7/5  NR.NEWBURG,MO         CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1383F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 199 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCHIE,MO                   ROLLA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1383F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1383F-2012-07-30), registration cancelled 2012-07-30, S/N 17254878, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810705038039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038039A), Jul 5, 1981: Cessna 172G, Newburg, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during IMC after pilot attempted to contact fss for weather information.

## Other investigations on N1383F (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 CHI68D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0188), Jul 18, 1967: Cessna 172 (N1383F), New Phila., OH, 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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