# NTSB Accident CHI05CA040
> **Cessna 182P** · 2004-12-04 · Belle Fourche, SD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA040
- **Event ID:** 20041230X02042
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-04
- **Location:** Belle Fourche, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.734165, -103.861946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N21213
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.  Contributing factors were the gusting crosswind, the pilot's lack of night flying of experience, the inoperative instrument lights, and the night conditions.

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