# NTSB MKC69F0371: Cessna 177, N3174T, Trenton, NE, March 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1969
- Place: Trenton, NE · TRENTON, NE
- Location: 40.1747° N, 101.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1747&lon=-101.0136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0723   69/3/3    TRENTON,NEBR        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 135
        TIME - 1045                    N3174T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRENTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- SLOPING,BADLY RUTTED RNWY. PLT TOOK OFF UP HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3174T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3174T-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 17700474, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trenton

## Other investigations on N3174T (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 CHI73DEP56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP56), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3174T), Rhinelander, WI, destroyed

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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