# NTSB investigations, 1985, SD NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DEN86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA043.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Hayes, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1985 · N6884B · Substantial damage > The plt stated that during the uphill ldg on snow covered terrain, the acft crested the hill, then started downhill on the opposite side. According to the plt he was unable to stop the acft before reaching a cliff. The plt egressed the acft prior to it going… - [NTSB DEN86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA021.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Buffalo, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 1985 · N6854P · Substantial damage > According to officials, the plt was searching for hunters when the acft he was flying contacted the ground. Witnesses stated that blowing snow, low overcast clouds & visibility of less than 1/2 mi prevailed at the time of the acdnt. A blood sample was taken… - [NTSB DEN86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA002.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Chamberlain, SD · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1985 · N40359 · Destroyed > The plt and his passenger friend were looking for stray cattle when aprx at 142 ft above the ground their acft struck an antennae mounted on a microwave tower. The acft descended and was destroyed on ground impact. - [NTSB DEN85FTK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTK03.md): Cessna 152 · Tea, SD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 6, 1985 · N69125 · Substantial damage > The student & instructor plt (CFI) were practicing landings. After making 3 touch-&-go landings, the eng lost power at aprx 200 ft AGL as they were on their 4th takeoff. The CFI reported that he turned the acft about 25 deg in an attempt to glide to a bean… - [NTSB DEN85LTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LTK02.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Yankton, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N9748P · Destroyed > The acft descended uncontrolled into the terrain after it contacted a power line during an aerial application flt. Witnesses reported the acft appeared to pull up at the west end of the 40 acre fld, however, it did not clear the lines and it nosed over into… - [NTSB DEN85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA189.md): Cessna 320F · Rapid City, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1985 · N90HC · Destroyed > The acft crashed during an attempted VFR go-around. The plt said he didn't recall touching down and he thought he was 'floating.' When the acft began drifting left of rwy centerline, the plt initiated a go-aroung. He said he applied full power and rotated. He… - [NTSB DEN85FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA180.md): Hughes 369HS · Keystone, SD · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1985 · N5410W · Destroyed > Main rotor hub was overhauled by a repair station that was not authroized by Hughes helicopters for hub overhauls. The main rotor hub and blades separated in-flt 279 hrs after overhaul. The acft crashed in a densily wooded area. Post accident exam of the main… - [NTSB DEN85LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA177.md): Grumman G-164 · Platte, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1985 · N6674K · Substantial damage > While the plt was spraying a field, the landing gear of the acft struck the center pivot of an irrigation structure. Later, when the acft was landed, the gear collapsed. - [NTSB DEN85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA144.md): Continental Copters Tomcat Mark 5A/OH13H · Freeman, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1985 · N9081T · Substantial damage > The plt said he had completed 4 to 5 swath runs (crop spraying mission). During a turning manuever with a left quatering tail wind, full left pedal,full pwr,the helicopter had a high sink rate until grd impact. - [NTSB DEN85FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTK01.md): Boeing A75 · Tea, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 26, 1985 · N555 · Substantial damage > The owner/plt-in-command (PIC) took off on a local flt with another occupant in the front seat. The front seat occupant was a commercial, single-eng, multi-eng plt with an instructor rating, but he had no previous experience in A75 acft. While in flt, the PIC… - [NTSB DEN85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA137.md): Piper PA-36 · Claire City, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1985 · N2382Y · Substantial damage > The acft collided with power lines during an aerial application flt. The power lines were located in the middle of the field being sprayed and during the last spray run, while flying into the sun, the acft contacted the lines. - [NTSB DEN85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA136.md): Cessna 182 · Plankinton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1985 · N5180D · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over after a loss of control during takeoff. The plt was using gravel road for takeoff and rotated prematurely to avoid gravel damage. The acft drifted into tall grass and was then pulled into a ditch and fence posts before nosing over. - [NTSB DEN85LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA100.md): Cessna 172 · Wesbter, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1985 · N7979B · Destroyed > The student pilot made a touch and go landing on a grass runway. The airplane bounced 6 feet in the air during landing and a go around was initiated. The airplane was then on a collision course with airport obstacles. The pilot initiated a left turn, the… - [NTSB DEN85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA083.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Hot Springs, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1985 · N4513R · Substantial damage > Plt said he performed a 'hasty' preflight. During engine pre-start the plt inadvertently left the throttle open. The engine srated and the acft taxied across the ramp and hit a fence post before the plt could regain control of the acft. - [NTSB DEN85LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA073.md): Cessna 180A · Sioux, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1985 · CFCBT · Substantial damage > Acft departed winnepeg at 1035 and landed at grand forks, ND, at 1150. Departed grand forks, ND, at 1305 and the accident occurred at 1524. 4 miles nw of Sioux falls, SD, the plt reported a rough running engine which subsequently quit. A forced landing was… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1985 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=SD&year=1985 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.