# NTSB UNK64X1630: Cessna 172C, N1841Y, Niobrara, NE, May 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1964
- Place: Niobrara, NE · NIOBRARA, NE
- Location: 42.7499° N, 98.0315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niobrara, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7499&lon=-98.0315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1630
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1630

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1841Y), registered now, S/N 17249441 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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