# NTSB MKC74DTK08: Cessna 170A, N1279D, Bemis, SD, January 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1974
- Place: Bemis, SD · BEMIS, SD
- Location: 44.8350° N, 96.8484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8350&lon=-96.8484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0070  74/1/20    BEMIS,S DAK         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N1279D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEMIS,S DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- TKOF UPHILL ON LAST 500FT OF GND RUN ENCTRD 3-4 IN CRUSTY SNOW.ACFT STALLED R WING HIT FENCE POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1279D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1279D-1990-11-27), registration cancelled 1990-11-27, S/N 20125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740120001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120001109A), Jan 20, 1974: Cessna 170A, Bemis, SD, Substantial damage. Tkof uphill on last 500FT of gnd run enctrd 3-4 in crusty snow. Acft stalled r wing hit fence post.

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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