# Accident 19980423016079A: Cessna 172M, Superior, NE, April 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1998, 14:45 local time
- Place: Superior, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0217° N, 98.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0217&lon=-98.0619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13834, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13834) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980423016079A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE EAST ON A ROAD WHEN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A SIGN ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. THE PILOT STATED THAT A WIND FROM THE SOUTH CAUSED HIM TO COMPENSATE TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME THE WING CONTACTED THE SIGN.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HIS INTENDED DESTINATION AIRPORT.                                         (-23)DURING TAKEOFF FROM ROAD, AIRCRAFT HIT A ROAD SIGN.  PILOT CONTINUED TO SUPERIOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SUPERIOR, NE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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