# NTSB MKC76DCD45: Cessna 175, N6782E, Oelwein, IA, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Oelwein, IA · OELWEIN, IA
- Location: 42.6716° N, 91.9128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oelwein, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-91.9128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1256  76/5/30    OELWEIN,IA          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 241
        TIME - 1730                    N6782E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OELWEIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OELWEIN,IA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HARD SURFACE 2600 FOOT RNY AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6782E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6782E), registered now, S/N 56282, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oelwein 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 19760530015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530015419A), May 30, 1976: Cessna 175A, Oelwein, IA, Substantial damage. Hard surface 2600 foot rny available.

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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