# NTSB DEN81DTK03: Cessna 172, N8831Z, Timber Lake, SD, December 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1981
- Place: Timber Lake, SD · TIMBER LAKE, SD
- Location: 45.4294° N, 101.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timber Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4294&lon=-101.0714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3253  81/12/21   TIMBER LAKE,SD      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8831Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBER LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIMBER LAKE,SD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8831Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8831Z), registered now, S/N 17255481 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timber Lake

## 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 19811221081369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811221081369A), Dec 21, 1981: Cessna 172H, Timber Lake, SD, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on takeoff run in gusty wind. Hit snowbank and nosed over. Windrows on runway.

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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