# NTSB MKC75DCJ54: Cessna 177A, N30535, Decatur, NE, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Decatur, NE · DECATUR, NE
- Location: 42.0059° N, 96.2483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0059&lon=-96.2483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1199  75/5/18    DECATUR,NE          CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 375
        TIME - 1315                    N30535              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERMILLION,SD               DECATUR,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30535](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30535-1991-07-16), registration cancelled 1991-07-16, S/N 17701308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Decatur

## 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 19750518011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518011749A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 177A, Decatur, NE, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N30535 (2)

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 MKC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA046), Jan 7, 1986: Cessna 177A (N30535), Sidney, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ25), Sep 11, 1971: Cessna 177 (N30535), Leigh, NE, 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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