19840105000019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Elm Springs, SD · January 5, 1984

Date: January 5, 1984 · 12:50 local
Place: Elm Springs, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N98322
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN84FA064
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C858FJ
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N98322Registration cancelled Aug 15, 1988 · Piper J3C-65S/N 18487 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65

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What happened

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Near vertical ground impact. Pilot stated he was looking for a stray cow at 100 ft AGL. Indicates a stall occurred.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR A STRAY COW AT 100 FT AGL. INDICATES A STALL OCCURRED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN84FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportElm Springs, SDThe pilot was flying along a river bottom looking for stray cattle when the acft crashed into the ground. He received a serious head injury & could not recall details of the accident, but he believed that he was flying at about 100 ft AGL. An exam of the…Jan 5, 1984 · Substantial damage