# NTSB MKC70A0023: Cessna 182A, N9988B, Chadron, NE, October 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1969
- Place: Chadron, NE · CHADRON, NE
- Location: 42.8260° N, 103.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chadron, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8260&lon=-103.0025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3563  69/10/29   CHADRON,NEBR        CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 330
        TIME - 1647                    N9988B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORLAND,WYO                 RAPID CITY,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/31/69.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9988B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9988B-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N 34388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9988B (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 CHI67D0513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0513), Feb 4, 1967: Cessna 182 (N9988B), Brownsburg, IN, 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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