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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Bryant, South Dakota, United States | Virgil van Overschelde | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 May 1982 | Callair A-9B | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Conroy H. Langloss | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-18-125 | Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States | Gary Roger Tennant | Serious injuries | - |
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