# NTSB MKC70F0161: Cessna 172G, N3702L, Anselmo, NE, August 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1969
- Place: Anselmo, NE · ANSELMO, NE
- Location: 41.6186° N, 99.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anselmo, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6186&lon=-99.8646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3672  69/8/21    ANSELMO,NEBR        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 460
        TIME - 2000                    N3702L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANSELMO,NEBR               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O ON TOWNS MAIN ST. L WG STRUCK SIGN POST. PLT WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3702L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3702L), registered now, S/N 17253871 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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