# NTSB MKC74DCJ22: Cessna 120, N2447N, Wilber, NE, December 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1973
- Place: Wilber, NE · WILBER, NE
- Location: 40.4809° N, 96.9649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilber, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4809&lon=-96.9649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4045  73/12/31   WILBER,NEBR         CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1763
        TIME - 1545                    N2447N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1529 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRETE,NEBR                  WILBER,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GR BROKE THRU CRUST OF 4-6 IN SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2447N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilber

## 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 19731231040229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731231040229A), Dec 31, 1973: Cessna 120, Wilber, NE, Substantial damage. Gr broke thru crust of 4-6 in snow.

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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