# NTSB MKC65D0151: Cessna 180F, N2166Z, Nekoma, ND, May 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1965
- Place: Nekoma, ND · NEKOMA, ND
- Location: 48.5783° N, 98.3761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nekoma, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5783&lon=-98.3761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1131  65/5/13  NR.NEKOMA N DAK       CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N2166Z              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 20, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2166Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2166Z), registered now, S/N 18051266, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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