# NTSB MKC84LA007: Cessna 172M, N755RB, Blairstown, MO, October 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 12, 1983, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Blairstown, MO
- Coordinates: 38.549724, -93.949531 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5497&lon=-93.9495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33581/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA007

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff
  - airspeed - inadequate (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE STARTED TO TAKEOFF, THE ACFT HAD ROLLED APRX 1500 FT WHEN HE FELT THE AIRSPEED WAS NOT SUFFICIENT, SO HE ABORTED. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. BEFORE STOPPING, THE ACFT WENT THRU A SHALLOW RAVINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ENG & IT APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N755RB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755RB-2011-10-14), registration cancelled 2011-10-14, S/N 17267563, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17267563
- Airframe hours: 1085
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ronald W. Hill
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1983
- Destination: MHK, MANHATTAN, KS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 528 total, 91 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19831012061049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831012061049A), Oct 12, 1983: Cessna 172M, Blairstown, MO, Destroyed. Aborted takeoff from a sod strip. Ran off end and nosed over in a ditch. Pilot was concerned over slow acceleration

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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