# NTSB MKC71DCJ76: Cessna 172E, N3770S, Ainsworth, NE, June 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1971
- Place: Ainsworth, NE · AINSWORTH, NE
- Location: 42.5484° N, 99.8575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ainsworth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5484&lon=-99.8575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCJ76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCJ76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2235  71/6/22    AINSWORTH,NEBR      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 600
        TIME - 1045                    N3770S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AINSWORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AINSWORTH,NEBR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        REMARKS- PREVIOUS DMG TO NS GR SCISRS.ACFT HIT MOUND ON TKOF.ACFT LND W NS GR COCKED,VEERED,NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3770S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3770S-1973-10-19), registration cancelled 1973-10-19, S/N 17250970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ainsworth

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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