# NTSB MKC73DCJ05: Cessna 182, N2720F, Pender, NE, July 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1972
- Place: Pender, NE · PENDER, NE
- Location: 42.1106° N, 96.7116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pender, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1106&lon=-96.7116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2125   72/7/8    PENDER,NEBR         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 113
        TIME - 1915                    N2720F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENDER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOTHENBURG,NEBR             PENDER,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2720F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2720F-1991-11-27), registration cancelled 1991-11-27, S/N 18256820 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pender Muni

## Other investigations on N2720F (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 DEN88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA100), Apr 21, 1988: Cessna 182J (N2720F), Rapid City, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC72DCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD60), Feb 5, 1972: Cessna 182 (N2720F), Sioux City, IA, 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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