# NTSB MKC69D0055: Cessna 172, N5133A, Exeter, NE, August 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1968
- Place: Exeter, NE · EXETER, NE
- Location: 40.6445° N, 97.4488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeter, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6445&lon=-97.4488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0055-109089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2220  68/8/11    EXETER,NEBR         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 850
        TIME - 1400                    N5133A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TAXIING ON A FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5133A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5133A), registered now, S/N 28133, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 N5133A (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 MKC71DCJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ55), Apr 2, 1971: Cessna 172 (N5133A), Stromsburg, 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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