Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N19889

8 August 1982 · Fairburn, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 August 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N19889, operated by Robert N. Selberg, was involved in an accident near Fairburn, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairburn, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Custer State Park (3VO)
Coordinates
43.6795, -103.1994
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N19889
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert N. Selberg
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fairburn → Spokane
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA156

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF WITH 4 OCCUPANTS, BAGGAGE AND 50 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 4,963 FEET. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A FIELD OF HIGH GRASS. THE FLAPS WERE NOT USED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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