# NTSB MKC71FDQ23: Cessna 172, N4444L, Sioux Falls, SD, January 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1971
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0538  71/1/13    SIOUX FALLS,S DAK   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N4444L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX FALLS,S DAK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PLT LNDED W NO FLAPS,TOO FAST,1/3 DN RWY 2500 FT LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4444L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444L-2019-04-26), registration cancelled 2019-04-26, S/N 17254537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Haven Airpark

## Other investigations on N4444L (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA095), Mar 22, 2006: Cessna 172G (N4444L), Collins, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the loss of engine power during cruise flight. An additional cause was the pilot's improper in-flight…
- [NTSB MKC74DTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK03), Aug 18, 1973: Cessna 172G (N4444L), Monroe, SD, substantial damage

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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