# NTSB MKC70DDQ11: Cessna 182, N2426R, Willow Lake, SD, June 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1970
- Place: Willow Lake, SD · WILLOW LAKE, SD
- Location: 44.6279° N, 97.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6279&lon=-97.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2585  70/6/19    WILLOW LAKE,S DAK   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1561
        TIME - 1810                    N2426R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILLOW LAKE,S DAK           WILLOW LAKE,S DAK            RAPID CITY,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2426R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2426R), registered now, S/N 18255526, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Lake

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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