- Date
- August 8, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairburn, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N19889Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820808035299A
- Case key
- 70653
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft tookoff with 4 occupants, baggage and 50 gallons of fuel. The density altitude was 4,963 feet. After takeoff, the pilot could not maintain altitude and stalled the aircraft into a field of high grass. The flaps were not used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19889
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260837
- Airframe hours
- 1,110
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert N. Selberg
- Registered owner
- Robert N. Selberg
- Departed
- 3VO · Fairburn, SD
- Destination
- Spokane, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3VO · Custer State Park
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 875 total · 410 in this make and model · 845 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N19889 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.