# Accident 19840505015969A: Cessna 175, Imperial, NE, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 15:08 local time
- Place: Imperial, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5144° N, 101.6372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5144&lon=-101.6372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7261M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505015969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ON ENTERING A THUNDERSTORM. LOST A DOOR ON HIGH G PULLOUT. STRUCK WIRES AND TREES TRYING TO LAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA132), May 5, 1984: Cessna 175 (N7261M), Imperial, NE, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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