- Date
- January 5, 1984, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elm Springs, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98322Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840105000019A
- Case key
- 16191
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was flying along a river bottom looking for stray cattle when the acft crashed into the ground. He received a serious head injury & could not recall details of the accident, but he believed that he was flying at about 100 ft AGL. An exam of the crash site revealed the acft had impacted in a nose down, right wing low attitude while at slow speed. Rescue personnel found the plt in a semi-conscious condition. The deceased passenger was found lying outside the right cockpit door. The plt had previously obtained a student certificate (many years AG0), but had not gotten a private certificate. His class iii medical certificate had expired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98322
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18487
- Airframe hours
- 1,751
- Engine
- Continental C-85-8FJ, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Russell Burmeister
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1983 · 250 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Elm Springs, SD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 335° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.