# NTSB MKC73AK076: Beech D17S, N60148, Kimball, NE, June 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Kimball, NE · KIMBALL, NE
- Location: 41.2324° N, 103.6519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kimball, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2324&lon=-103.6519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1887  73/6/25    KIMBALL,NEBR        BEECH D17S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4000
        TIME - 0759                    N60148              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBALL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIMBALL,NEBR                SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60148 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kimball Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730625015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625015889A), Jun 25, 1973: Beech D17S, Kimball, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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