# NTSB UNK65X0796: Cessna 172, N6833A, East Prairie, MO, November 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1964
- Place: East Prairie, MO · EAST PRAIRIE, MO
- Location: 36.7789° N, 89.3841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Prairie, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7789&lon=-89.3841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0796
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0796

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3541  64/11/22   EAST PRAIRIE MO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6833A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6833A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6833A), registered now, S/N 28933, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

## Other investigations on N6833A (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 MKC71DCD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD54), Jan 25, 1971: Cessna 172 (N6833A), Creston, IA, 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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