# NTSB MKC76DCJ49: Cessna 172, N64294, Mccook, NE, July 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2870  76/7/15    MCCOOK,NE           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 112
        TIME - 1840                    N64294              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOOK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCOOK,NE                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT TERRACE SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64294](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64294), registered now, S/N 17265145, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccook 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 19760715019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715019819A), Jul 15, 1976: Cessna 172M, Mccook, NE, Substantial damage. Hit terrace short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N64294 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC80DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ05), Jan 6, 1980: Cessna 172M (N64294), Sidney, 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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