# NTSB MKC75DTK10: Cessna 172, N7054G, Herreid, SD, January 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Herreid, SD · HERREID, SD
- Location: 45.8378° N, 100.0747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herreid, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8378&lon=-100.0747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DTK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0058  75/1/14    HERREID,SD          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 1430                    N7054G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERREID MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOVEN,SD                    HERREID,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOW APPROACH DUE SMALL FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7054G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7054G-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 17258754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Herreid Muni

## 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 19750114000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114000449A), Jan 14, 1975: Cessna 172K, Herreid, SD, Destroyed. Low approach due small 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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