# Accident 20231229020269A: Piper PA-18A 150, Vermillion, SD, December 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7688° N, 96.9412° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7688&lon=-96.9412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2774P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2774P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231229020269A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/29/2023 AT 1200 A PIPER PA-18-150 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VERMILLION, SD ON 12/29/2023 AT 10:30.

## 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 CEN24LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA076), Dec 29, 2023: Piper PA-18A 150 (N2774P), Vermillion, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with carburetor icing during landing final approach which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.

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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