# NTSB MKC67D0520: Cessna 172H, N2561L, Louisville, NE, April 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1967
- Place: Louisville, NE · LOUISVILLE, NE
- Location: 40.9965° N, 96.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9965&lon=-96.1614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1348  67/4/29    LOUISVILLE,NEBR     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 243
        TIME - 1215                    N2561L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT WAS LNDG ON A WHEAT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2561L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2561L-2018-02-27), registration cancelled 2018-02-27, S/N 17255761, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2561L (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 WPR11LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA135), Feb 15, 2011: Cessna 172H (N2561L), Wikieup, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight resulting from the failure of a fuel line. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance inspections that failed to detect the…

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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