# Accident 19800224004399A: Cessna 182M, Pukwana, SD, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pukwana, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7791° N, 99.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pukwana, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7791&lon=-99.1843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71317, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71317) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FTK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004399A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AREA OF LOW CEILING AND HEAVY SNOWFALL. LANDED ON ROAD.SEVERE SURFACE WIND VEERED AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH

## 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 MKC80FTK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK08), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 182M (N71317), Pukwana, 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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