# Accident 19820808035299A: Cessna 172M, Fairburn, SD, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fairburn, SD
- Airport: Custer State Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6795° N, 103.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6795&lon=-103.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19889-1983-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 410 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STALLED TRYING TO  AVOID TERRAIN AND RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN82DA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA156), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N19889), Fairburn, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19889 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750906026289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906026289A), Sep 6, 1975: Cessna 172M (N19889), Crozet, VA, Substantial damage. Rwy slopes upward fm both ends,hi point abt midway.

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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