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Accidents · NTSB MKC82DA118 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Cessna 172 accident near Point Lookout, Missouri, July 6, 1982

On July 6, 1982 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N80751, was substantially damaged in an accident near Point Lookout, Missouri (M. Graham Clark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 6, 1982 · about 5:00 pm local time
Place
Point Lookout, Missouri · M. Graham Clark
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
Registration
N80751 · registry record · serial 17266728
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT, FIREWALL AND PROPELLER.

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: private
  • Ratings: single-engine land
  • Flight time: 88 hours in all; 49 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 63 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 4,334 hours
  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 22 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Lycoming O-320E2D (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: PLK Point Lookout MO
  • Destination: PLK Point Lookout MO
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 29, 3,600 ft by 100 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 220° at 9 knots
  • Visibility: 15 statute miles
  • Sky: not recorded; clear
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Other NTSB records under N80751 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

1986-04-02MKC86LA078 · accident near Ava, MO · substantial damage · no injuries

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