# NTSB MKC77DCJ40: Cessna 170A, N747Z, Arcadia, NE, August 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1977
- Place: Arcadia, NE · ARCADIA, NE
- Location: 41.4248° N, 99.1261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4248&lon=-99.1261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2502  77/8/16    ARCADIA,NE          CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 241
        TIME - 1545                    N747Z               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURLBURT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCADIA,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL PANTS BROKE AND LODGED IN FRONT OF WHEEL CAUSING ACFT TO SWERVE THEN FLIP OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N747Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747Z), registered now, S/N 19922, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hurlburt 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 19770816026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816026839A), Aug 16, 1977: Cessna 170A, Arcadia, NE, Substantial damage. Left wheel pants broke and lodged in front of wheel causing acft to swerve then flip over.

## Other investigations on N747Z (2)

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 MKC79FCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ18), May 6, 1979: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Sidney, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ12), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Loup City, 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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