Cessna 172 N5266J
10 May 1982 · Sturgis, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5266J, operated by Ronald D Opstedahl, was involved in an accident near Sturgis, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5266J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald D Opstedahl
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sturgis → Sturgis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA083
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
THE PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD TO GO TO AN AUCTION. WHEN HE TAXIED BACK DOWNWIND TO START HIS TAKEOFF, THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS MOVING ABOUT 15 MPH AS HE TURNED TO HEAD BACK INTO THE WIND. AS HE STARTED A RIGHT TURN, THE WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. AFTERWARDS, THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WAS TAXIING TOO FAST.
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 | - |
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| 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 | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Cessna P210 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Robert G. Ocheltree | Fatal | 2 |
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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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