# NTSB MKC81FCA03: Cessna 172H, N3236L, West Plains, MO, October 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1980
- Place: West Plains, MO · WEST PLAINS, MO
- Location: 36.7374° N, 91.8680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Plains, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7374&lon=-91.8680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 2020
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2645  80/10/24   WEST PLAINS,MO      CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 406
        TIME - 0330                    N3236L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PLAINS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PLAINS,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3236L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3236L), registered now, S/N 17256136, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Plains Muni

## 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 19801024058499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024058499A), Oct 24, 1980: Cessna 172, West Plains, MO, Substantial damage. Struck tree tops on low final approach to night landing. Went around landed safely.

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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