# NTSB MKC75DCJ46: Cessna 172H, N3250L, Columbus, NE, February 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1975
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0167  75/2/26    COLUMBUS,NE         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 351
        TIME - 0720                    N3250L              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,NE                 KEARNEY,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DEPLANING  PAX WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3250L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3250L), registered now, S/N 17256150, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Columbus

## 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 19750226002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750226002099A), Feb 26, 1975: Cessna 172H, Columbus, NE. Deplaning pax walked into rotating prop.

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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