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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA11 · Badger, SD · September 4, 1995

Date: September 4, 1995 · 19:00 local
Place: Badger, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N70613
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA306
Reported as: Piper PA11
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
Fatal injuries: 0

N70613Registration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Piper J3C-65S/N 17622 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Crop survey low altitude. Made steep turn and stalled. Too low to recover. (-23) on September 4, 1995, private pilot george l. christensen, acting as pilot-in-command of Piper PA-11, N70613, operated this aircraft on a private passenger carrying flight. Mr. Christensen was maneuvering the aircraft in a steep turn when the aircraft stalled impacting the terrain near Badger, south dakota, destroying the aircraft and seriously injuring himself and his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

CROP SURVEY LOW ALTITUDE. MADE STEEP TURN AND STALLED. TOO LOW TO RECOVER. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1995, PRIVATE PILOT GEORGE L. CHRISTENSEN, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF PIPER PA-11, N70613, OPERATED THIS AIRCRAFT ON A PRIVATE PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT. MR. CHRISTENSEN WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IMPACTING THE TERRAIN NEAR BADGER, SOUTH DAKOTA, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING HIMSELF AND HIS PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA306Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBadger, SDthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while making a steep right turn. A contributing factor was the insufficient altitude needed to make a recovery.Sep 5, 1995 · Destroyed