# NTSB MKC76DCJ35: Cessna 172, N3592S, Mccook, NE, May 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1976
- Place: Mccook, NE · MCCOOK, NE
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1292  76/5/29    MCCOOK,NE           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28,
        TIME - 0200                    N3592S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  24 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOOK MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,NE                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3592S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3592S-1977-12-07), registration cancelled 1977-12-07, S/N 17250792, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccook Municipal

## 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 19760529014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529014599A), May 29, 1976: Cessna 172E, Mccook, NE, Substantial damage

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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