# NTSB MKC73DCJ06: Cessna 177, N29397, Papillion, NE, July 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1972
- Place: Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Location: 41.1434° N, 96.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Papillion, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-96.0784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3032   72/7/9    PAPILLION,NEBR      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 112
        TIME - 1845                    N29397              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH OMAHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAPILLION,NEBR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ABORTED TKOF FRM 2750FT TURF RWY.APRX 1500FT REQD TO CLEAR 50FT OBSTACLE.RAN OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29397](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29397-2012-03-15), registration cancelled 2012-03-15, S/N 17700862, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Omaha

## Other investigations on N29397 (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 MKC82FCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ03), Jun 27, 1982: Cessna 177 (N29397), Near Qgallala, NE, destroyed

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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