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Cessna 172M N13834

24 April 1998 · Superior, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1998 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13834 was involved in an accident near Superior, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Superior, Nebraska, United States
Coordinates
40.0199, -98.0591
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N13834
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI98LA141

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the sign. Factors associated with the accident were the sign which the airplane contacted and inadequate preflight planning/preparation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taking off to the east on a road when the right wing contacted a sign alongside the road. The pilot stated that a wind from the south caused him to compensate to the right at which time the wing contacted the sign. The pilot continued the takeoff and make an uneventful landing at his intended destination airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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