- Date
- December 1, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Herreid, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3401WPiper PA-18A 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201063479A
- Case key
- 16309
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ran into a creek bed during an off arpt landing and the landing gear collapsed. The plt was conducting an aerial hunt of coyotes. After shooting one he sought a place to land to pick up the carcass and stated that although he inspected the area from the air he apparently did not see the creek bed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3401W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4064
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lloyd Harmon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 15, 1982 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- SD
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,673 total · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.