# NTSB MKC74DTK0D: Cessna 182, N71045, Gettysburg, SD, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Gettysburg, SD · GETTYSBURG, SD
- Location: 45.0060° N, 99.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0060&lon=-99.9539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTK0D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK0D

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0193  74/2/17    GETTYSBURG,S DAK    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 104
        TIME - 1530                    N71045              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GETTYSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,S DAK                GETTYSBURG,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- GROUND-LOOP STRUCK GUARDRAIL AROUND WIND-SOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71045](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71045), registered now, S/N 18259471, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Gettysburg

## 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 19740217003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003479A), Feb 17, 1974: Cessna 182M, Gettysburg, SD, Substantial damage. Ground-loop struck guardrail around wind-sock.

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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