# NTSB MKC74DCJ23: Cessna 170A, N1418D, Merriman, NE, December 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Merriman, NE · MERRIMAN, NE
- Location: 42.9230° N, 101.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merriman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9230&lon=-101.6997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3912  73/12/27   MERRIMAN,NEBR       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 258
        TIME - 1530                    N1418D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHADBOLT RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          MERRIMAN,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PILOT DEPLANED TO OPEN GATE,ENGINE RUNNING.PAX INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THROTTLE,AIRCAFT HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1418D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1418D), registered now, S/N 20001, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shadbolt Ranch

## 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 19731227041219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227041219A), Dec 27, 1973: Cessna 170A, Merriman, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot deplaned to open gate,engine running. Pax inadvertently advanced throttle,aircaft hit fence.

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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