# Accident 19780730028019A: Cessna 175A, Mud Butte, SD, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Mud Butte, SD
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.0047° N, 102.8777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mud Butte, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0047&lon=-102.8777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6986E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6986E-2009-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 56 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730028019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 4600FT.ROUGH SOD STRIP WITH 6-8IN S & APPROX 1 UPHILL RISE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78FTK30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK30), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 175A (N6986E), Mud Butte, SD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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