# NTSB MKC70D0284: Cessna 185A, N4062Y, Hershey, NE, November 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1969
- Place: Hershey, NE · HERSHEY, NE
- Location: 41.1602° N, 100.9985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hershey, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1602&lon=-100.9985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0284

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4627  69/11/27   HERSHEY,NEBR        CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2080
        TIME - 1330                    N4062Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 582 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           HERSHEY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MARGINAL FARM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4062Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4062Y-1971-03-11), registration cancelled 1971-03-11, S/N 185-0262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summers Farm

## Other investigations on N4062Y (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 MIA70OKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70OKA07), Jun 23, 1970: Cessna 185A (N4062Y), La Romana, DR, 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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