# NTSB MKC70F0227: Cessna 177, N2923X, Gibbon, NE, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Gibbon, NE · GIBBON, NE
- Location: 40.7459° N, 98.8458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibbon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7459&lon=-98.8458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3973  69/9/14    GIBBON,NEBR         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 148
        TIME - 1905                    N2923X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVARD,NEBR                KEARNEY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON NARROW ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2923X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2923X-1990-02-22), registration cancelled 1990-02-22, S/N 17700323 (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

## Other investigations on N2923X (3)

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 MIA89FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA184), Jul 4, 1989: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Stuart, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN WATER AND RUST CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED,…
- [NTSB MKC69D0445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0445), May 12, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Clermont, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0023), Jun 4, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2923X), Omaha, NE, 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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