# Accident 20210711010609A: Cessna 172F, Eagle Butte, SD, July 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2021, 08:45 local time
- Place: Eagle Butte, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9898° N, 101.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9898&lon=-101.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5340R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5340R-2023-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711010609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA316), Jul 11, 2021: Cessna 172F (N5340R), Eagle Butte, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 6 connecting rod.

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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