# NTSB MKC75DCJ49: Cessna 172, N3799R, Scottsbluff, NE, March 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1975
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0727  75/3/30    SCOTTSBLUFF,NE      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1132                    N3799R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSBLUFF,NE              NORTH PLATTE,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3799R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799R-1991-05-29), registration cancelled 1991-05-29, S/N 17255599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsbluff Co

## 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 19750330006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750330006989A), Mar 30, 1975: Cessna 172H, Scottsbluff, NE, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3799R (3)

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.

- [NTSB MKC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA049), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Chadron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PLT FAILED TO DEVOTE FULL TIME & ATTENTION TO FLYING THE ACFT, WITH A RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB MKC80DCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ04), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Harrison, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE54), Jan 20, 1972: Cessna 172H (N3799R), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

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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