# NTSB MKC79FTK17: Cessna 152, N65583, Delmont, SD, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Delmont, SD · DELMONT, SD
- Location: 43.2666° N, 98.1592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmont, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2666&lon=-98.1592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK17-135722

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1434  79/6/10    DELMONT,SD          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N65583              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIOUX CITY,IA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LEFT WING STRUCK UNKNOWN RIDGED OBJECT CAUSING COMPRESSION LOAD DAMAGE TO SPAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65583](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65583), registered now, S/N 15281633, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19790610019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610019029A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 152, Delmont, SD, Substantial damage. Evidence aircraft struck solid object such as tree and fence wire. Pilot reported impact in flight. Landed safely.

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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