# Accident 19950606022389A: Piper PA34200, Rapid City, SD, June 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1995, 23:45 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0705° N, 103.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0705&lon=-103.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55362-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950606022389A

## Narrative

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

IN RAIN TURNED ON ALT AIR. LOSING POWER BOTH ENGINES. LANDED OFF AIRPORT GEAR UP. ENGINES OK. INDUCTION ICE FACTOR. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM MDT, THE PILOT REPORTED TO DENVER CENTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE/POWER PROBLEMS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED GEAR-UP IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE RAPID CITY VORTAC. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS AT 10,000 FEET WHEN THE INITIAL ENGINE PROBLEMS OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI95LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA193), Jun 7, 1995: Piper PA-34-200 (N55362), Rapid City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to feather the propeller on the left engine during the descent. A factor was the carburetor icing weather condition.

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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