# Accident 20231023020649A: Piper PA 46-350P, Pierre, SD, October 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Airport: Pierre Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3984° N, 100.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3984&lon=-100.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92884, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92884) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231023020649A

## Narrative

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

UPON ENROUTE CLIMB OUT TO THE SOUTHWEST OF PIR ENGINE HAD UNCOMMANED ENGINE FLAMEOUT.  ATTEMPTED RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL.  NOTIFIED MSP CENTER OF SITUATION AS GLIDE BACK TOWARDS PIR ATTEMPTED.  SHORTLY AFTER TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED.  PERFORMED OFF AIRPORT BELLY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NW OF PIR.  ELDERLY PASSENGER WITH PREVIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS

WAS WEARING SEAT BELT IN FWD FACING REAR SEAT ADJACENT TO MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS OVERCOME AND PASSED AWAY.

## 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 CEN24LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA020), Oct 23, 2023: Piper PA 46-350P (N92884), Pierre, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper configuration of the automatic fuel transfer system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…

## Other reports on N92884 (2)

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

- [Incident 20150724012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150724012599I), Jul 24, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N92884), Hayden, CO, Minor damage. On July 24th, the instructor gave the pilot on the controls a simulated power off emergency. The pilot executed an simulated power off approach to runway 28 at…
- [Incident 20140903014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903014789I), Sep 3, 2014: Piper PA 46-350P (N92884), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot stated approach to landing was normal. Upon touchdown he began to slow the aircraft using bets reversing with the prop. Aircraft began to veer to right…

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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