42.8898° N, 97.3927° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 1981 · 21:15 local
Place
Yankton, SD
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N768
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540G1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,200 total700 in this make and model50 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.
The pilot said he thought the engine was running rough so he made a precautionary landing in a field.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH SO HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD.