# NTSB MKC77FTK15: Cessna 195A, Sturgis, SD, April 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1977
- Place: Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FTK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0008  77/4/25    STURGIS,SD          CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1576
        TIME - 1930                    C-GXAV              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,NE                SPEARFISH,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND LDG BASED ON PLT WITNESS STATEMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GXAV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sturgis Muni

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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