# NTSB DEN80DTK22: Piper PA-11, N4818M, Olsonville, SD, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Olsonville, SD · OLSONVILLE, SD
- Location: 43.1278° N, 100.6090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olsonville, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1278&lon=-100.6090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTK22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTK22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2548  80/9/14    OLSONVILLE,SD       PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 298
        TIME - 1800                    N4818M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALENTINE,NE                OLSONVILLE,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FARM MACHINERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4818M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4818M), registered now, S/N 11-329, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90-8F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-8f) (registry code 17181, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800914041549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041549A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA11, Olsonville, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck truck on final approach.

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.

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