# Accident 19880211046569A: Cessna 172M, Kimball, NE, February 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Airport: Kimball Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2306° N, 103.6500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2306&lon=-103.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12600, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 233 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211046569A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON NOTAMED MARKED CLOSED RUNWAY. JUMPED 2 SNOWBANKS TRIED TO GO AROUND CAUGHT A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA052), Feb 11, 1988: Cessna 172 (N12600), Kimball, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12600 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240521007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240521007719I), May 21, 2024: Cessna 172M (N12600), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. During climbout on instructional flight, plane encountered a flock of turkey buzzards. One impacted the left wing. Flight instructor declared an emergency and…

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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