# NTSB MKC73DCJ39: Gernr Evans WE-1, N5936, Kimball, NE, May 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1071  73/5/31    KIMBALL,NEBR        GERNR EVANS WE-1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1080
        TIME - 1830                    N5936               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBALL MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIMBALL,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT EST FUEL ABT 2GAL.INFLT APRX 25MIN,GAS GAUGE IND EMPTY.ENG QUIT ON FINAL 1/4MI SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5936](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N V1601, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERNR EVANS WE-1
- Registry model: [Gerner EVANS WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerner-evans-we-1) (registry code 0562058) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kimball Municipal

## Other investigations on N5936 (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 CEN12LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA239), Mar 22, 2012: Gerner Evans WE-1 (N5936), Kimball, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airplane and engine was not performed.

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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