- Date
- April 7, 1981
- Place
- Lennox, SD · LENNOX, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738CXCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810407014809A
- Case key
- 126472
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0792 81/4/7 LENNOX,SD CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 382 TIME - 0215 N738CX PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKIE AIR SERVICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERMILLION,SD SIOUX FALLS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- UN SEE UNLIT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738CX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skie Air Service
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.