# NTSB MKC76DCJ31: Cessna 182, N71651, Weeping Water, NE, March 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1976
- Place: Weeping Water, NE · WEEPING WATER, NE
- Location: 40.8691° N, 96.1403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weeping Water, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8691&lon=-96.1403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0646  76/3/22    WEEPING WATER,NE    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N71651              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEBRASKA CITY,NE            WEEPING WATER,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L OFF RWY ENTRD SOFT WHEAT FIELD AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71651](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71651), registered now, S/N 18259703, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Browns

## 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 19760322005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760322005609A), Mar 22, 1976: Cessna 182M, Weeping Water, NE, Substantial damage. Acft drifted l off rwy entrd soft wheat field at the edge of the rwy.

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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