# NTSB MKC69D0209: Cessna 177, N29462, Milford, NE, September 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1968
- Place: Milford, NE · MILFORD, NE
- Location: 40.7719° N, 97.0543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7719&lon=-97.0543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0209

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3382   68/9/6    MILFORD,NEBR        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N29462              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE AERO INC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29462](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29462), registered now, S/N 17700904, built 1968 (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: Blue Aero Inc

## Other investigations on N29462 (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 MKC72FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD03), Jul 11, 1971: Cessna 177 (N29462), Independence, IA, 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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