# NTSB MKC76DCJ24: Cessna 170B, N2726D, North Platte, NE, January 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1976
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0243  76/1/30    NORTH PLATTE,NE     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 251
        TIME - 0847                    N2726D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRULE,NE                    NORTH PLATTE,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- L BRAKE LOCKED.NOT DTMND WHY BRAKE LOCKED.PLT ABLE TO TAXI ACFT AFTR MECH RLSD BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2726D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2726D), registered now, S/N 25268, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Bird Field

## 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 19760130001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760130001719A), Jan 30, 1976: Cessna 170B, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. L brake locked. Not dtmnd why brake locked. Plt able to taxi acft aftr mech rlsd brake.

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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