- Date
- September 30, 1970
- Place
- Pierre, SD · PIERRE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9454DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158593
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3896 70/9/30 NR.PIERRE,S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 180 TIME - 0730 N9454D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIERRE,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- STUBBLE FLD,SOFT.UN OBTAIN LFTOF SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9454D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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