# NTSB MKC72DCJ25: Cessna 177, N30535, Leigh, NE, September 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1971
- Place: Leigh, NE · LEIGH, NE
- Location: 41.7033° N, 97.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leigh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7033&lon=-97.2407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3673  71/9/11    LEIGH,NEBR          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 143
        TIME - 0645                    N30535              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KARL STEFAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOWELLS,NEBR                LEIGH,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT HWY ROAD MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30535](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30535-1991-07-16), registration cancelled 1991-07-16, S/N 17701308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Karl Stefan

## Other investigations on N30535 (2)

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 MKC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA046), Jan 7, 1986: Cessna 177A (N30535), Sidney, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DCJ54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ54), May 18, 1975: Cessna 177A (N30535), Decatur, 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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