# NTSB MKC74DCJ27: Cessna 401, N77151, Hyannis, NE, January 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1974
- 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: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0505  74/1/23    HYANNIS,NEBR        CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3362
        TIME - 1045                    N77151              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELAND,COLO               HYANNIS,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW RIDGE,ADD L ENG PWR,ACFT TURNED R CAUGHT SNOW RIDGE,NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77151](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77151-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 401-0265, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grant County

## 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 19740123001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123001479A), Jan 23, 1974: Cessna 401, Hyannis, NE, Substantial damage. L wheel caught in snow ridge,add l eng pwr,acft turned r caught snow ridge,nose gr collapsed.

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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