# NTSB MKC65F0011: Cessna 182, N5306B, Fort Thompson, SD, January 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1965
- Place: Fort Thompson, SD · FORT THOMPSON, SD
- Location: 44.0507° N, 99.3957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Thompson, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0507&lon=-99.3957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0194   65/1/6    FORT THOMPSON SD    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 950
        TIME - 1400                    N5306B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT THOMPSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5306B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Thompson

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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