# NTSB DEN80FTK11: Cessna 170A, N1742D, Britton, SD, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Britton, SD · BRITTON, SD
- Location: 45.7924° N, 97.7529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Britton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7924&lon=-97.7529&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1338  80/5/17    BRITTON,SD          CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 252
        TIME - 1230                    N1742D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRITTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,SD                BRITTON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD LNDG W X-WND GSTG 30KTS.MODEL AIRPLANES OPERATING ON/NEAR RWY 1.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1742D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1742D-2017-07-13), registration cancelled 2017-07-13, S/N 20185, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Britton Muni

## 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 19800517014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014439A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 170A, Britton, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to land in crosswind exceeding airplanes capability . Hopped sideways. Collapsed main gear.

## Other investigations on N1742D (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 ANC11LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA039), May 28, 2011: Cessna 170A (N1742D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident were the effects of multiple modifications to the main and tailwheel landing…

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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