# NTSB MKC78DCJ12: Cessna 170A, N747Z, Loup City, NE, March 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1978
- Place: Loup City, NE · LOUP CITY, NE
- Location: 41.2767° N, 98.9677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loup City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2767&lon=-98.9677&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0293   78/3/5    LOUP CITY,NE        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 240
        TIME - 1530                    N747Z               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUP CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUP CITY,NE                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## 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: Loup City 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 19780305003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305003919A), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 170A, Loup City, NE, Substantial damage

## 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 MKC77DCJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ40), Aug 16, 1977: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Arcadia, 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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