# Accident 19770803021599A: Piper PA24250, Firesteel, SD, August 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1977
- Place: Firesteel, SD
- Airport: Private Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.4247° N, 101.2851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firesteel, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4247&lon=-101.2851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5874P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874P-1992-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 21 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DTK35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803021599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIGH TENSION WIRES OVER APPROACH END OF STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MKC77DTK35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK35), Aug 3, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5874P), Firesteel, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5874P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890520012139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012139A), May 20, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N5874P), Decatur, TX, Substantial damage. Smoke and heat in cabin on takeoff. Engine quit. Made hard forced landing. Heater muff failed 10 hrs after annual.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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