# NTSB MKC79FTK08: Cessna 172, N5428R, Stockholm, SD, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: Stockholm, SD · STOCKHOLM, SD
- Location: 45.1036° N, 96.7972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockholm, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1036&lon=-96.7972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0307   79/3/5    STOCKHOLM,SD        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N5428R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURON,SD                    STOCKHOLM,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5428R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19790305004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004139A), Mar 5, 1979: Cessna 172F, Stockholm, SD, Substantial damage. Student pilot made unathorized landing on Private strip. Unable to stop on runway, veered into deep snow.

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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