# NTSB MKC79FCJ18: Cessna 170A, N747Z, Sidney, NE, May 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1979
- Place: Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0772   79/5/6    SIDNEY,NE           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 226
        TIME - 0930                    N747Z               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY TECH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUP CITY,NE                SIDNEY,NE
        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: Sidney Tech

## 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 19790506008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506008169A), May 6, 1979: Cessna 170, Sidney, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot landed with gusty cross wind. Aircraft veered off runway. Landing gear collapsed.

## 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 MKC78DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ12), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Loup City, 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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