# Accident 19820510014289A: Cessna 172N, Sturgis, SD, May 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5266J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5266J-2008-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 180 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820510014289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF MADE TURN INTO WIND AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 DEN82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA083), May 10, 1982: Cessna 172 (N5266J), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5266J (2)

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

- [Accident 19990618042959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990618042959A), Jun 18, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5266J), Platteville, CO, No damage. (-23) Mr. Reck stated he was making short and soft landing at 27V. After successful first landing, second landing bounced 3 times. At the third bounce, the…
- [Accident 19880725063019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725063019A), Jul 25, 1988: Cessna 172N (N5266J), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impact broke off the nose wheel fork. Aircraft skidded, more 180 before stopping.

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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