# Accident 20160103000319A: Cessna 172N, Pender, NE, January 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2016, 18:46 local time
- Place: Pender, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1678° N, 96.8461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1678&lon=-96.8461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5104D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5104D-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 115 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160103000319A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 3, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1846 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME A CESSNA 172 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN DURING DESCENT. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WAYNE, NEBRASKA (KLCG) AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED FROM COLUMBIA, MISSOURI (KCOU) WITH THE DESTINATION OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA (KSUX). DUE TO THE CURRENT AND FORECASTED WEATHER AT KSUX, THE PILOT PLANNED A NEW DESTINATION OF KLCG. DURING DESCENT INTO KLCG THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE PILOT WAS KILLED ON IMPACT.

## 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 CEN16FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA073), Jan 4, 2016: Cessna 172N (N5104D), Wayne, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N5104D (2)

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

- [Incident 20020523009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523009839I), May 23, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5104D), Ozark, AL. (-23) Pilot departed ormand beach municipal, omn, en route to selma, craig field, sem, in N5104D at approximately 1330 EDT. Approximately 2 hours and forty…
- [Incident 19800531052179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531052179I), May 31, 1980: Cessna 172N (N5104D), Wappingers Fall, NY. Pilot landing after smelling smoke. Found shorted landing light switch.

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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