- Date
- June 18, 1981
- Place
- Langford, SD · LANGFORD, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5056MPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810618034439A
- Case key
- 125386
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3252 81/6/18 NR.LANGFORD,SD PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 166 TIME - 2030 N5056M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,MN LANGFORD,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- AFT NO-FLAP TKOF STRUCK FENCE W VERT STAB,PLT ELECTED LND IN WHEAT FLD 1/2MILE AWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5056M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.