# NTSB MKC80FTK08: Cessna 182M, N71317, Pukwana, SD, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Pukwana, SD · PUKWANA, SD
- Location: 43.7791° N, 99.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pukwana, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7791&lon=-99.1843&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3144  80/2/24  NR.PUKWANA,SD         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 151
        TIME - 1600                    N71317              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MITCHELL,SD                 RAPID CITY,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- AREA FORECASTS NOT PROVIDED TO PLT DURING WX BRIEFING.WND GSTG 50KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71317](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71317), registered now, S/N 18259575, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19800224004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004399A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 182M, Pukwana, SD, Substantial damage. Encountered area of low ceiling and heavy snowfall. Landed on road. Severe surface wind veered aircraft into a ditch

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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