Cessna 175A N6986E
30 July 1978 · Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1978 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 175A registered N6986E was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mud Butte, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175A
- Registration
- N6986E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Casper, Wy
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2490
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 4600FT.ROUGH SOD STRIP WITH 6-8IN GRASS & APPROX 1% UPHILL RISE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 175 | Elberton, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna 175 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Cessna 175 | Leawood, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1978 | Cessna 175 | Pryor, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 175 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Cessna 175B | Rileyville, Virginia, United States | Electra Produc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |