# NTSB MKC83FA184: Cessna 172M, N30545, Minden, NE, August 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 9, 1983, 16:08 local (21:08 UTC)
- Place: Minden, NE
- Coordinates: 40.49942, -98.950233 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4994&lon=-98.9502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83FA184
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33345/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA184

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A STUDENT PLT IN LEFT SEAT MADE THE TAKEOFF USING 10 DEG FLAPS. AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL PASSING OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THERWY, THE PIC NOTICED THE ACFT WAS SINKING & TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AS THE PIC WAS AVOIDING POWER LINES. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 5,000 FT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS NOT FIRING. HOWEVER, TESTS INDICATED THIS WOULD RESULT IN A POWER LOSS OF ONLY 3.4%.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30545](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30545-1984-04-10), registration cancelled 1984-04-10, S/N 17264144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264144
- Airframe hours: 5190
- Engines: AVCO LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Blue Valley Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 23, 1982, 185 hours before
- Destination: K09, HEBRON, NE
- Airport: 0V3, Pioneer Village Fld, runway 16, 2,800 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 3,000 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EAR, 13 nm away

## 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 19830809043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809043679A), Aug 9, 1983: Cessna 172M, Minden, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with trees during takeoff after making left turn to avoid wires. Density altitude 5000 feet.

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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