# NTSB DEN81DTK12: Piper PA-28, N5056M, Langford, SD, June 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1981
- Place: Langford, SD · LANGFORD, SD
- Location: 45.6023° N, 97.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langford, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6023&lon=-97.8302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3252  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5056M-1986-03-24), registration cancelled 1986-03-24, S/N 28-20763 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810618034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618034439A), Jun 18, 1981: Piper PA28140, Langford, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting takeoff from farm field hit fence. Crashed trying to land in next field.

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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