MKC66D0234

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Lak Preston, SD · August 11, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1965
Place
Lak Preston, SD · LAK PRESTON, SD
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8585XCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177310

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0737  65/8/11    LAK PRESTON S DAK   CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1430
        TIME - 2100                    N8585X              PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE PRESTON MUNC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
          PILOT-INADEQUATE CAUTION WHILE DEPLANING PASSENGER

Aircraft

Registration
N8585X
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Preston Munc

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.