# NTSB DEN80FTK16: Cessna 177B, N35092, Sturgis, SD, July 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1980
- Place: Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2547  80/7/16    STURGIS,SD          CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 371
        TIME - 2015                    N35092              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,SD                 STURGIS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED TO RGT & HIT FENCE ADJACENT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35092](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35092-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 17702203, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sturgis

## 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 19800716026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716026239A), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 177B, Sturgis, SD, Destroyed. Pilot made downwind landing. Failed to maintain flying speed and hit ground.

## Other investigations on N35092 (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 SEA75DYI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI19), Jan 1, 1975: Cessna 177 (N35092), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage

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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