# NTSB DEN81FTK04: Cessna 172N, N3419E, Midland, SD, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: Midland, SD · MIDLAND, SD
- Location: 44.0711° N, 101.1554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0711&lon=-101.1554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3153  80/11/22 NR.MIDLAND,SD         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N3419E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            265 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          O'NEIL,SD                  MIDLAND,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- BRAKING ACTION POOR ON LOOSE GRAVEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3419E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419E-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 17271538, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19801122069339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122069339A), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 172N, Midland, SD, Substantial damage. Landed on gravel road. Overshot clear area. Wings struck trees bordering road.

## Other investigations on N3419E (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 MKC82DA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA152), Aug 22, 1982: Cessna 172 (N3419E), Thedford, NE, 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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