# Incident 19860412020599I: Piper PA24260, Spearfish, SD, April 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8606P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8606P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412020599I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSSWIND WHILE TAXIING AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8606P (3)

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

- [Accident 20260716012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260716012449A), Jul 16, 2026: Piper PA-24-260 (N8606P), Baraboo, WI, Destroyed. Arrived on scene at approximately 1700 just n-w a 1/4 to 1/2 mile of the approach end of runway 19 across the road from the ho chunk casino. Aircraft N8606P…
- [Incident 20030616020209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616020209I), Jun 16, 2003: Piper PA24260 (N8606P), Mitchell, SD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot carey buhler landed at mhe airport in N8606P, pa 24-260, aircraft. The aircraft touched down and rolled approximately 400 feet, then the gear…
- [Incident 19910730042579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910730042579I), Jul 30, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N8606P), Jamestown, ND, Minor damage. Pilot failed to ensure landing gear was down. Landed gear up.

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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