# NTSB DEN81FTK08: Cessna 172N, N738CX, Lennox, SD, April 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1981
- Place: Lennox, SD · LENNOX, SD
- Location: 43.3494° N, 96.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lennox, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3494&lon=-96.8941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738CX), registered now, S/N 17269882, built 1977 (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
- Airport: Skie Air Service

## 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 19810407014809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407014809A), Apr 7, 1981: Cessna 172N, Lennox, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing after engine failure at night. No fuel in tanks.

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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