# NTSB MKC68D0579: Cessna 177, N3103T, Columbus, NE, June 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1968
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0579
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0579

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1281   68/6/2    COLUMBUS,NEBR       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N3103T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3103T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3103T-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 17700403, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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: Columbus

## Other investigations on N3103T (2)

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 FTW93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA098), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 177 (N3103T), Overbrook, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS TURBULENCE
- [NTSB MKC71DCJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ74), Jun 22, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3103T), Fremont, NE, 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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