# NTSB MKC75AK022: Piper PA-30, N8307Y, Bel Fourche, SD, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Bel Fourche, SD · BEL FOURCHE, SD
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3270  74/9/22  NR.BEL FOURCHE,S DAK  PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0038                    N8307Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST THOMAS,N DAK             S LAKE TAHOE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 165 MG PCT.ACFT STRUCK GND IN A SLT NOSE DWN L WING LO ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8307Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8307Y-1974-12-12), registration cancelled 1974-12-12, S/N 30-1446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740922036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922036269A), Sep 22, 1974: Piper PA30, Bel Fourche, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol lvl 165 mg pct. Acft struck gnd in a slt nose dwn l wing lo attitude.

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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