# Incident 19861114078619I: Piper PA18, Ridgeview, SD, November 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeview, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0850° N, 100.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeview, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0850&lon=-100.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3671Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3671Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861114078619I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOWBANK ON TAKEOFF WHICH RIPPED OFF THE LEFT LANDING SKI.

## Other reports on N3671Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20120205000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120205000919A), Feb 5, 2012: Piper PA-18 (N3671Z), Thedford, NE, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Lost control of his aircraft during the landing roll when the main wheels rolled over a patch of ice on the otherwise dry runway. The…

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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