# NTSB MKC72DTK16: Cessna 182F, N3523U, Marion, SD, January 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1972
- Place: Marion, SD · MARION, SD
- Location: 43.4236° N, 97.2605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4236&lon=-97.2605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DTK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1181   72/1/3    MARION,S DAK        CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 221
        TIME - 2000                    N3523U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WYO                  MARION,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED PVT ARPT,APRX 3IN SNOW ON RWY.8K X-WND,DRIFTED INTO SNOW WINDROW APRX 8-10IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3523U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3523U), registered now, S/N 18254923, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Marion

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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