# Accident 19900111000429A: Cessna 182M, Pierre, SD, January 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1990, 12:04 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Airport: Pierre Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3694° N, 100.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3694&lon=-100.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70844-1993-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 74 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111000429A

## Narrative

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

TURNED OUT OF STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND WAS BLOWN INVERTED BY THE WIND.

## 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 DEN90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA038), Jan 11, 1990: Cessna 182M (N70844), Pierre, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. AN ON GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH WIND GUSTS IS CONSIDERED AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE.

## Other reports on N70844 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890927052529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927052529I), Sep 27, 1989: Cessna 182M (N70844), Onida, SD, Minor damage. Hit and cut a powerline on final approach to a private strip on a ranch.

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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