# NTSB MKC78FTK32: Davis DA2A, N3489, Custer, SD, August 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Location: 43.7667° N, 103.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custer, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7667&lon=-103.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTK32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2168   78/8/7    CUSTER,SD           DAVIS DA2A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 75, 1107
        TIME - 0745                    N3489               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 679 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,SD               CASPER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3489](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3489-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N BR-82, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS DA2A
- Registry model: [Davis DA-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-da-2a) (registry code 05601GR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780807021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807021929A), Aug 7, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Custer, SD, Substantial damage

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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