- Date
- July 11, 1988, 14:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Spearfish, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CGCCFPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 17500
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident involved a tri-pacer with four persons and about 150 pounds of baggage on board who were from Canada and vacationing in the U.S. The pilot said the acft became airborne and climbed to about 100 ft above the rwy, but would not maintain altitude due to the high density altitude. The pilot decided to land in a field, but the field was rough and uneven which resulted in damage to the acft. The density altitude at the time of the accident was calculated to be about 6,000 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGCCF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 3,644
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ned Shillington
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 15, 1988 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- SPF
- Destination
- BFF · Scottsbluff, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SPF · Spearfish
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,300 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg