# Accident 20191009019649A: Cessna 172, Aberdeen, SD, October 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2019, 22:35 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5617° N, 98.4603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5617&lon=-98.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6483B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6483B-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191009019649A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2235 A CESSNA 172 OWNED BY AND REGISTERED TO GERALD SELISKI WAS DESTROYED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT IMPACTING TERRAIN AFTER STRIKING A TREE  DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. COLD, WINDY, LOW CLOUDS, FOG, AND MIST WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE THAT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN MARCH OF 2018. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ABERDEEN, SD  ON OCTOBER 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2231 CST.

## 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 CEN20FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA010), Oct 10, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6483B), Aberdeen, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly in dark night instrument conditions, resulting in impact with terrain.

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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