# NTSB MKC80FA036: Cherokee II, N129V, So Sioux City, NE, May 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1980
- Place: So Sioux City, NE · SO SIOUX CITY, NE
- Location: 42.4621° N, 96.4133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Sioux City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4621&lon=-96.4133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1257  80/5/28    SO SIOUX CITY,NE    CHEROKEE II         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N129V               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 52, 1543 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SO SIOUX CITY,NE            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL LNDG GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N129V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129V-1983-06-27), registration cancelled 1983-06-27, S/N 4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE II
- Registry model: [Cherokee II GLIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/cherokee-ii-glider) (registry code 40601P8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martin Fld

## 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 19800528022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528022689A), May 28, 1980: Amtrha CHEROKEE2, South Sioux Cit, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled glider turning on final approach to landing.

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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