# NTSB MKC79FA016: Cessna 180J, N7836K, Blair, NE, January 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1979
- Place: Blair, NE · BLAIR, NE
- Location: 41.5383° N, 96.1370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blair, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5383&lon=-96.1370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0030  79/1/22    BLAIR,NE            CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1405                    N7836K              PX-  2  1  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 53, 1190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- DEER SURVEY IN GAME REFUGE.OVER GROSS WT BY 220LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7836K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7836K-1982-01-08), registration cancelled 1982-01-08, S/N 18052770, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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