# NTSB MKC74FCJ41: Piper PA-28, N9258J, Tecumseh, NE, May 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Tecumseh, NE · TECUMSEH, NE
- Location: 40.3718° N, 96.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3718&lon=-96.1887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1272  74/5/12    TECUMSEH,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1428                    N9258J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW TECUMSEH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOT MARKED AS CLOSED RWY.SOFT WITH TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9258J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258J), registered now, S/N 28-3334, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Tecumseh Muni

## 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 19740512012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512012859A), May 12, 1974: Piper PA28180, Tecumseh, NE, Substantial damage. Arpt under construction not marked as closed rwy. Soft with tall grass.

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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