# NTSB MKC77FA021: Cessna 182M, N91622, Aberdeen, SD, April 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1977
- Place: Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0578  77/4/22    ABERDEEN,SD         CESSNA 182M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N91622              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,SD                   ABERDEEN,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT RADIOED FSS TEN MILES OUT AND ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 13.DESCENT ANGLE INCREASED PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91622](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91622-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 182-59847 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aberdeen 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 19770422009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770422009629A), Apr 22, 1977: Cessna 182M, Aberdeen, SD, Destroyed. Plt radioed fss ten miles out and on downwind for rwy 13.descent angle increased prior to impact.

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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