# NTSB DEN82DA156: Cessna 172M, N19889, Fairburn, SD, August 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 8, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Fairburn, SD
- Coordinates: 43.67947, -103.199447 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6795&lon=-103.1994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70653/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA156

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (cause)
  - airspeed - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19889-1983-01-29), registration cancelled 1983-01-29, S/N 17260837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260837
- Airframe hours: 1110
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820808035299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035299A), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 172M, Fairburn, SD, Substantial damage. Encountered downdraft on takeoff climb. Stalled trying to avoid terrain and return to airport.

## Other investigations on N19889 (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 IAD76FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID08), Sep 6, 1975: Cessna 172M (N19889), Crozet, VA, 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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