# Accident 19800302004369A: Cessna 182A, Spearfish, SD, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5161D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5161D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 49 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FTK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. REMAINING FUEL UNUSABLE IN NOSE DOWN DESCENT ATTITUDE.

## 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 MKC80FTK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK09), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 182 (N5161D), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5161D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730708017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017989A), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 182A (N5161D), Saline, MI, Substantial damage. Acft hit rwy marker. Plt reached dwn to put on 2 notches of flap.

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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