# NTSB MKC74FCJ13: Cessna 182M, N676KF, Seward, NE, October 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Seward, NE · SEWARD, NE
- Location: 40.9092° N, 97.0961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9092&lon=-97.0961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3188   73/10/7   SEWARD,NEBR         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 178
        TIME - 2100                    N676KF              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                COLBY,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG 10HRS SMOH.NEW PISTONS,RINGS.NIGHT LDG ON SHOULDER OF BANK PARALLEL TO RD.SHOULDER SLOPED DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N676KF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N676KF-1974-05-10), registration cancelled 1974-05-10, S/N 18259556 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731007032259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007032259A), Oct 7, 1973: Cessna 182M, Seward, NE, Substantial damage. Eng 10HRS smoh. New pistons,rings. Night ldg on shoulder of bank parallel to rd. shoulder sloped dwn.

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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