# NTSB MKC65D0047: Cessna 172P, N8582X, Valley City, ND, January 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Place: Valley City, ND · VALLEY CITY, ND
- Location: 46.9209° N, 98.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9209&lon=-98.0052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0429   65/1/3    VALLEY CITY N DAK   CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 195
        TIME - 1145                    N8582X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8582X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley City

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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