# NTSB MKC72AK054: Cessna 172F, N8150U, Sioux Falls, SD, March 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1972
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0105   72/3/8    SIOUX FALLS,S DAK   CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 136
        TIME - 1916                    N8150U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FOSS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EMMETSBURG,IOWA             SIOUX FALLS,S DAK            FAIRMONT,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABT 60FT AGL,LOCATED 1-1/2MI SHORT OF RWY,NITE APCH.NO NITE TIME LAST 90DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8150U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8150U-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 17252050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Joe Foss Field

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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