# Accident 19860309008309A: Piper PA60601P, Dickinson, ND, March 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1986, 13:24 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Airport: Dickinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8790° N, 102.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8790&lon=-102.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35DM-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,319 total, 116 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860309008309A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SKIDDING TURN DURING THE CIRCLING MANEUVER, AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED GROUND OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN86LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA095), Mar 9, 1986: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P Aerostar (N35DM), Dickinson, ND, substantial damage

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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