# NTSB DEN84LA125: Piper PA-18, N7594K, Barnard, SD, April 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 5, 1984, 19:00 local (Apr 6, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Barnard, SD
- Coordinates: 45.73077, -98.48925 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7308&lon=-98.4892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16360/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA125

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (cause)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING A LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT MUDDY SPOT WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7594K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7594K-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 18-310, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-310
- Airframe hours: 3528
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dennis Ellwein
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, December 12, 1983, 4 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 850 total, 700 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F

## 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 19840405016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405016249A), Apr 5, 1984: Piper PA18, Barnard, SD, Substantial damage. Landed in muddy field adjacent to his private strip and nosed over. Airstrip was covered with mud and snow drifts.

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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