# NTSB MKC82FA010: Cessna 402C, N68361, Mccook, NE, December 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1981
- Place: Mccook, NE · MCCOOK, NE
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3489  81/12/10 NR.MCCOOK,NE          CESSNA 402C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2330                    N68361              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 27, 3986 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLERSBURG,OH              DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT NEARING FLT ENDURANCE ABT 190MILES SHORT DEST WHEN PLT DECIDED LND & REFUEL.ATMPTG RADIO CTC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68361](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68361-2002-11-27), registration cancelled 2002-11-27, S/N 402C0458 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccook 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 19811210084609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210084609A), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 402CESSNA, Mccook, NE, Substantial damage. VFR on top, low on fuel. Elected to land at nearest airport. Descended in clouds and fog until ground impact.

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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