# Accident 20250712009439A: Piper PA-25, Hot Springs, SD, July 12, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2025, 13:22 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Hot Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3753° N, 103.3791° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3753&lon=-103.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8186K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8186K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250712009439A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 12, 2025 AT 1322 A PIPER PA-25 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DURING GLIDER TOW OPERATIONS. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT WITH AN ATP CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOT SPRINGS, SD ON JULY 12, 2025 AT 1320.

## 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 CEN25FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA248), Jul 12, 2025: Piper PA-25 (N8186K), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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