# NTSB MKC77DCJ24: Cessna 172, N39495, Papillion, NE, June 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1977
- Place: Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Location: 41.1434° N, 96.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Papillion, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-96.0784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1535  77/6/10    PAPILLION,NE        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N39495              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH OMAHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTINGTON,NE               OMAHA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N39495 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Omaha

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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