# NTSB DEN81DTK02: Cessna 172, N84920, Faith, SD, October 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1980
- Place: Faith, SD · FAITH, SD
- Location: 45.0253° N, 102.0371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faith, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0253&lon=-102.0371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2841  80/10/24 NR.FAITH,SD           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1550                    N84920              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FAITH,SD                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84920](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84920-1982-09-01), registration cancelled 1982-09-01, S/N 17258666 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19801024086939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024086939A), Oct 24, 1980: Cessna 172K, Faith, SD, Destroyed. Hit downdraft on takeoff from a pasture. Unable to clear obstruction. Landed off runway. Nosed over.

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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