# NTSB MKC67F0421: Piper PA-28, N8489R, Central City, NE, January 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1967
- Place: Central City, NE · CENTRAL CITY, NE
- Location: 41.1130° N, 98.0003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1130&lon=-98.0003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0255  67/1/28    CENTRAL CITY,NEBR   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N8489R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL CITY MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT SMALL MUDDY AREA IN RNWY AND SWERVED DURING FIRST TOUCH-GO LNDG,STUDENTS FIRST SOLO.FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8489R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489R), registered now, S/N 28-22495, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central City Muni

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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