# NTSB MKC66D0234: Cessna 172D, N8585X, Lak Preston, SD, August 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1965
- Place: Lak Preston, SD · LAK PRESTON, SD
- Location: 44.3617° N, 97.3760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Preston, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3617&lon=-97.3760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8585X), registered now, S/N P17257185, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Preston Munc

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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