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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Pierre, SD · March 18, 1979

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Date
March 18, 1979 · 21:00 local
Place
Pierre, SD
Airport
Pierre
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8916P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FTK09
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,310 total1,472 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N8916PRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4348 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Engine stopped on empty tank during ILS approach. Would not start on full tank. Water in fuel. Crashed short of rwy.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON EMPTY TANK DURING ILS APPROACH. WOULD NOT START ON FULL TANK. WATER IN FUEL.CRASHED SHORT OF RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC79FTK09Accident · No injuriesClosedPierre, SDMar 18, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8916P · 2

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

Accident 20100121026359ALanding: Touchdown · Cherokee, IAPilot was landing on runway 18 at ckp. Landed short of the runway breaking the left main landing gear off and folding the nose landing gear under the aircraft. The aircraft slid onto the runway and continued to slide spinning approximately 90 degrees counter…Jan 21, 2010 · Substantial damageAccident 19770615017559AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Philip, SDIntentional gear up landing made on return to apt.Jun 15, 1977 · Substantial damage