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MKC84LA126

1984-04-18 · HOLDREGE, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HDE

N1961T has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (REILMAN ROBERT F REILMAN, built 1999), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. HIS 1ST EN ROUTE STOP WAS AT HOLDREGE, NE. HE ABORTED HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO LAND & MADE A 2ND APCH. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT LANDED & EXPERENCED TURBULENT WINDS. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED (AFTER THE 2ND APCH), THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & WENT DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT BESIDE THE RWY, TOWARD A DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK UNEVEN TERRAIN, KNOCKING THE NOSEWHEEL FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE STRUT DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ENG MOUNTS & FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH & WEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS. APRX 22 MI NORTHEAST AT KEARNEY, NE, THE WIND WAS FROM 060 DEG AT 5 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_MKC84LA126.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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