# NTSB MKC74DCJ43: Cessna 182N, N9026G, Bassett, NE, May 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1974
- Place: Bassett, NE · BASSETT, NE
- Location: 42.5825° N, 99.5366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bassett, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-99.5366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1515  74/5/28    BASSETT,NEBR        CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N9026G              PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     AGE 33, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,NEBR                BASSETT,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF-AIRPORT LDG.STRUCK MOUND OF DIRT.NOSE GR SNAPPED OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9026G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9026G), registered now, S/N 18260566 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740528015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740528015469A), May 28, 1974: Cessna 182N, Bassett, NE, Substantial damage. Off-airport ldg. Struck mound of dirt. Nose gr snapped off.

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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