# NTSB DEN80DTK21: Cessna 182, N735XX, Miranda, SD, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Miranda, SD · MIRANDA, SD
- Location: 44.9719° N, 98.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miranda, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9719&lon=-98.9643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTK21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTK21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1918  80/8/30    MIRANDA,SD          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1161
        TIME - 1220                    N735XX              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAULKTON,SD                 MIRANDA,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON PRIVATE ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735XX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735XX-1988-07-25), registration cancelled 1988-07-25, S/N 18265777 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800830038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038939A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Miranda, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot made intentional off airport landing and struck trees with right wing.

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.

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