# NTSB MKC72FCJ18: Cessna 182H, N1946X, Central City, NE, August 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1971
- Place: Central City, NE · CENTRAL CITY, NE
- Location: 41.1130° N, 98.0003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1130&lon=-98.0003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1168  71/8/16    CENTRAL CITY,NEBR   CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1250
        TIME - 1535                    N1946X              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL CITY MUN0
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NEBR           HARLAN,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TWO FLOAT BRACKET MOUNTING SCREWS BACKED OUT 1/8IN TO 3/16IN.WEAR ON THREADS OF SCREWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1946X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central City Mun0

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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