# Incident 19841201072509I: Cessna 172N, Wendt, SD, December 1, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wendt, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6477D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6477D-2007-07-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841201072509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED THRU OVERCAST DUE TO ICE AND MADE LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD.

## Other reports on N6477D (3)

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

- [Accident 19951019047589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019047589A), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Flock of geese flew in front plane while landing. Banked to avoid birds. Aborted. Landed off runway. Hit cement block
- [Incident 19860724063089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724063089I), Jul 24, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Sheridan, WY, Minor damage. Propeller struck taxiway light as aircraft turned off runway. Landing light out. Taxiway lights not turned on.
- [Accident 19801116082439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116082439A), Nov 16, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6477D), Diamond Point, WA, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end down embankment.

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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