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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Eagle Butte, SD · July 11, 2021

Date: July 11, 2021 · 08:45 local
Place: Eagle Butte, SD
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5340R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA316
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 251 total

N5340RRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2023 · Cessna 172FS/N 17252868 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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July 11, 2021 at 09:45AM central daylight time, a Cessna 172F sustained substantial damage when the aircraft had an engine failure and made an emergency landing in a pasture approximately ½ mile short of the cheyenne Eagle Butte airport (84D) in south dakota. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. The flight originated from (kpir) pierre, south dakota.

As the FAA filed it

JULY 11, 2021 AT 09:45AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172F SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE SHORT OF THE CHEYENNE EAGLE BUTTE AIRPORT (84D) IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (KPIR) PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA316Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEagle Butte, SDA total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 6 connecting rod.Jul 11, 2021 · Substantial damage