Cessna 172P accident near Broken Bow, Nebraska, March 7, 1984
On March 7, 1984 at about 7:50 pm local time, a Cessna 172P, registered N52252, was substantially damaged in an accident near Broken Bow, Nebraska (Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 7, 1984 · about 7:50 pm local time
- Place
- Broken Bow, Nebraska · Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · all 172Ps on the register
- Registration
- N52252 · registry record · serial 17274461
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A GUST OF WIND OVERTURNED THE ACFT DURING TAXI FROM LANDING. THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 24 KTS GUSTING TO 34 KTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,200 hours in all; 700 in this make and model; 99 in the last 90 days; 7,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,300 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 12, 1983; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-02J (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 09K Sargent NE at 7:35 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 3,740 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 24 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:41 pm from BBW
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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