- Date
- November 10, 1985, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Buffalo, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6854PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851110061369A
- Case key
- 16883
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
According to officials, the plt was searching for hunters when the acft he was flying contacted the ground. Witnesses stated that blowing snow, low overcast clouds & visibility of less than 1/2 mi prevailed at the time of the acdnt. A blood sample was taken from the plt about 4 hrs & 45 min after the acdnt. A check of the blood showed an alcohol level of 0.10%.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6854P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7447
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dave William Penn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1985
- Departed
- Buffalo, 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,542 total · 3,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6854P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.