# NTSB MKC67F0157: Cessna 120, N4015N, Tekamah, NE, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: Tekamah, NE · TEKAMAH, NE
- Location: 41.7778° N, 96.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekamah, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-96.2245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3269  66/9/10  NR.TEKAMAH NEBR       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N4015N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DID NOT RECOVER FROM NOSE HIGH SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4015N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4015N-1966-10-17), registration cancelled 1966-10-17, S/N 13473 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Olson

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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