44.0805° N, 103.2310° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 27, 1979 · 15:50 local
Place
Rapid City, SD
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8747Q
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,100 total120 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in a strong crosswind.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.