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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Niobrara, NE · May 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1964
Place
Niobrara, NE · NIOBRARA, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1841YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184958

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1173   64/5/5    NIOBRARA NEBR       CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N1841Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N1841Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.