# NTSB MKC76DCD38: Cessna 172, N84412, Council Bluffs, IA, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0652   76/4/8    COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 205
        TIME - 2145                    N84412              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFFS MU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF TWY OVR AN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84412](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84412), registered now, S/N 17258464, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Council Bluffs Mu

## 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 19760408006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408006849A), Apr 8, 1976: Cessna 172K, Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Ran off end of twy ovr an embankment.

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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