# NTSB MKC77DTK08: Cessna 170A, N5468C, Lemmon, SD, February 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Lemmon, SD · LEMMON, SD
- Location: 45.9383° N, 102.1598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemmon, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9383&lon=-102.1598&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 April 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0264  77/2/18    LEMMON,SD           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 193
        TIME - 0845                    N5468C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMMON,SD                   BISMARK,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5468C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5468C-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 19502, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakeside Ranch

## 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 19770218003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218003499A), Feb 18, 1977: Cessna 170A, Lemmon, SD, Substantial damage. Frost on wings.

## Other investigations on N5468C (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA012), Nov 7, 1990: Cessna 170A (N5468C), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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