# NTSB MKC82DCG01: Cessna 152, N49480, Point Lookout, MO, October 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1981
- Place: Point Lookout, MO · POINT LOOKOUT, MO
- Location: 36.6259° N, 93.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of M GRAHAM CLARK DOWNTOWN (PLK), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6259&lon=-93.2289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DCG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2237   81/10/2   POINT LOOKOUT,MO    CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 329
        TIME - 2315                    N49480              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - M GRAHAM CLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POINT LOOKOUT,MO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL FAILED WHILE CROSSING LIP OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49480](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49480-2000-03-21), registration cancelled 2000-03-21, S/N 15281300 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: M Graham Clark

## 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 19811002065039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065039A), Oct 2, 1981: Cessna 152, Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. High and slow on final. Stalled trying to slip aircraft. Landed short. Nose wheel severed by lip of threshold.

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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