# Accident 20170830014029A: Cessna 172G, Belle Fourche, SD, August 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Belle Fourche, SD
- Airport: Belle Fourche Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7344° N, 103.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7344&lon=-103.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2982U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2982U-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 430 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA513) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170830014029A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/30/2017  AT 1100  A CESSNA 172G OWNED/REGISTERED TO  BELLE FOURCHE AERO, LLC  WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT  DURING LANDING APPROACH WHILE PERFORMING INSTRUCTION. CLEAR DAY CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELLE FOURCHE, SD ON 8/30/2017 AT 1030.

## 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 GAA17CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA513), Aug 30, 2017: Cessna 172 (N2982U), Belle Fourche, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an…

## Other reports on N2982U (1)

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

- [Accident 20020918025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020918025119A), Sep 18, 2002: Cessna 172G (N2982U), Vail, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 18, 2002, about 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172G, N2982U, experienced a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. The…

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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