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Cessna 182K N2872R

5 May 1988 · Neligh, Nebraska, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 May 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2872R was involved in an accident near Neligh, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Neligh, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Antelope County (4V9)
Coordinates
42.1293, -98.0194
Aircraft
Cessna 182K
Registration
N2872R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Neligh → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC88FA085

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER MAKING A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND FLEW TOWARDS THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AT WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS LOW AND SLOW. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND DESCENDED, UNCONTROLLED, TO THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FUEL SUPPLY SHORTAGE. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE LOW TIME, NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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25 Sep 1988 Aerospatiale TB-20
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no coordinates
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