# NTSB MKC68A0010: Piper PA-24, N8064P, Belle Forch, SD, August 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1967
- Place: Belle Forch, SD · BELLE FORCH, SD
- Location: 44.6638° N, 103.8591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Fourche, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6638&lon=-103.8591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1062   67/8/3    BELLE FORCH,S DAK   PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1948                    N8064P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 2123 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE FOURCHE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 233 MG PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8064P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8064P-2019-01-25), registration cancelled 2019-01-25, S/N 24-3311, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Belle Fourche

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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