# NTSB MKC80FTK09: Cessna 182, N5161D, Spearfish, SD, March 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1980
- Place: Spearfish, SD · SPEARFISH, SD
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTK09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1337   80/3/2    SPEARFISH,SD        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 428
        TIME - 1430                    N5161D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPEARFISH,SD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR DRG DSCNT W 2GAL USABLE FUEL RMNG.DRG TEST W NOSE 12DEG LOW,NO FUEL FLOW TO ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5161D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5161D), registered now, S/N 51261, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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
- Airport: Black Hills

## 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 19800302004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004369A), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 182A, Spearfish, SD, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final due to fuel starvation. Remaining fuel unusable in nose down descent attitude.

## Other investigations on N5161D (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74 EC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74%20EC01), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5161D), Saline, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0470), Dec 20, 1966: Cessna 182A (N5161D), Turbeville, VA, 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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