# NTSB MKC78DCJ07: Mooney M10, N9525V, Emerson, NE, December 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1977
- Place: Emerson, NE · EMERSON, NE
- Location: 42.2782° N, 96.7263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emerson, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2782&lon=-96.7263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3722  77/12/16   EMERSON,NE          MOONEY M10          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 252
        TIME - 2100                    N9525V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NE             SIOUX CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       43
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9525V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9525V-1978-06-01), registration cancelled 1978-06-01, S/N 700015, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M10
- Registry model: [Mooney M10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m10) (registry code 5872018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19771216038229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771216038229A), Dec 16, 1977: Univar M10, Emerson, 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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