44.4917° N, 103.8157° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 25, 1980 · 18:30 local
Place
Spearfish, SD
Airport
Black Hills
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5130N
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,065 total50 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable to clear obstacles after takeoff, due to high density altitude. Student froze on controls, airplane stalled.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO CLEAR OBSTACLES AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS, AIRPLANE STALLED.