# NTSB MKC80DCJ04: Cessna 172, N3799R, Harrison, NE, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- Place: Harrison, NE · HARRISON, NE
- Location: 42.6881° N, 103.8825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6881&lon=-103.8825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3035   79/12/9   HARRISON,NE         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 204
        TIME - 1745                    N3799R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON SKYRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,NE                  HARRISON,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-SNOW DRIFT EXTENDED FROM EDGE OF RWY,UNABLE TO STEER ARND BEFORE COLLIDING W DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3799R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799R-1991-05-29), registration cancelled 1991-05-29, S/N 17255599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harrison Skyranch

## 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 19791209033619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033619A), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 172, Harrison, NE, Substantial damage. Landed on plowed snow and ice covered sod runway. Hit protruding snowbank. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3799R (3)

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 MKC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA049), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Chadron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PLT FAILED TO DEVOTE FULL TIME & ATTENTION TO FLYING THE ACFT, WITH A RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB MKC75DCJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ49), Mar 30, 1975: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Scottsbluff, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE54), Jan 20, 1972: Cessna 172H (N3799R), Greeley, CO, 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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