# NTSB MKC79FCJ04: Cessna 172, N739DN, Oshkosh, NE, December 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Oshkosh, NE · OSHKOSH, NE
- Location: 41.4080° N, 102.3452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4080&lon=-102.3452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4189  78/12/19 NR.OSHKOSH,NE         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2000
        TIME - 1715                    N739DN              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,NE                  ALLIANCE,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT RCVD WX INFO BY PHONE FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT OPERATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739DN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739DN-1980-09-29), registration cancelled 1980-09-29, S/N 17270462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781219041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219041709A), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172D, Oshkosh, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot rcvd wx info by phone from destination airport operator.

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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