# NTSB MKC76DCJ27: Krzycki 4XP-3, N4342, Bertrand, NE, February 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1976
- Place: Bertrand, NE · BERTRAND, NE
- Location: 40.5263° N, 99.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bertrand, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5263&lon=-99.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0449  76/2/27    BERTRAND,NE         KRZYCKI 4XP-3       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N4342               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERTRAND,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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 CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRG CORRECTION FOR R WING LOW ATTITUDE AFTR TKOF ACFT STALLED.WIND INCREASED TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342-1984-10-19), registration cancelled 1984-10-19, S/N K-2, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRZYCKI 4XP-3
- Registry model: [Krzycki VXP-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/krzycki-vxp-3) (registry code 0565608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19760227004149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760227004149A), Feb 27, 1976: Jbmstr DGA18, Bertrand, NE, Destroyed. Drg correction for r wing low attitude aftr tkof acft stalled. Wind increased to 20K.

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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