# NTSB MKC71FCJ23: Cessna 172, N5602T, Pleasnt Dale, NE, September 30, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1970
- Place: Pleasnt Dale, NE · PLEASNT DALE, NE
- Location: 40.7912° N, 96.9330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasant Dale, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7912&lon=-96.9330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3897  70/9/30    PLEASNT DALE,NEBR   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N5602T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  PLEASNT DALE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ALFALFA FIELD,APRX 1600FT.RAISED FLAPS DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5602T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5602T), registered now, S/N 17251502 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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

## Other investigations on N5602T (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 MKC79FTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK12), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5602T), Howard, SD, 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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