# NTSB MKC69D0453: Champion 7GCBC, N5159X, Lisco, NE, May 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1969
- Place: Lisco, NE · LISCO, NE
- Location: 41.4987° N, 102.6236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lisco, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4987&lon=-102.6236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1456  69/5/14    LISCO,NEBR          CHAMPION 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2012
        TIME - 0800                    N5159X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRENNAN STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT USED FULL FLAPS TO REDUCE ALTITUDE LOSS IN A TURN WHILE SURVEYING CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5159X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brennan Strip

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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