# NTSB MKC70DCD36: Cessna 177, N29513, Nevada, IA, May 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1970
- Place: Nevada, IA · NEVADA, IA
- Location: 42.0181° N, 93.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-93.4693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2286  70/5/30    NEVADA,IOWA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N29513              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEVADA,IOWA                 AMES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ABORTED TKOF RUN ABT MIDPNT 2300FT STRIP,AIRSPEED SLIGHTLY BLO RECOMMENDED LIFT-OFF SPEED OF 60MPH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29513](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29513-1971-08-16), registration cancelled 1971-08-16, S/N 17700936, built 1968 (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: Nevada Muni

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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