# Accident 19940420008549A: Cessna 172K, Howes, SD, April 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Howes, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6202° N, 102.0407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6202&lon=-102.0407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46474) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,351 total, 900 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420008549A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED PACKAGE FOR CANOE PARTY IN RIVER AT LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO PULLUP. HIT MUDDY RIVER BANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA139), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 172K (N46474), Howes, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DIVERTED ATTENTION OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N46474 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870916063329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916063329I), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 172K (N46474), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. The aircraft was blown over while taxiing after landing. Student crosscountry flight. Wind exceed aircraft control.

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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