# NTSB MKC73DCJ12: Piper PA-18, N4077Z, Hyannis, NE, July 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1972
- Place: Hyannis, NE · HYANNIS, NE
- Location: 42.0005° N, 101.7622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0005&lon=-101.7622&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 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2525  72/7/22  NR.HYANNIS,NEBR       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N4077Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRENNEMANN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HYANNIS,NEBR                 LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED FIRST 2 APCHS TO HIS OWN SHORT FLD. THEN LND HALFWAY DOWN RWY AND FORCED ACFT ON GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4077Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4077Z), registered now, S/N 18-8091, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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: Brennemann Ranch

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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