# NTSB MKC76AK019: Piper PA-18, N5487H, Hayes, SD, September 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1975
- Place: Hayes, SD · HAYES, SD
- Location: 44.3703° N, 101.0215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayes, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3703&lon=-101.0215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3288   75/9/5    HAYES,SD            PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1500
        TIME - 1615                    N5487H              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYES,SD                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT IN STEEP TURN TO R AT LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5487H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5487H-1975-10-14), registration cancelled 1975-10-14, S/N 1878 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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 19750905028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905028099A), Sep 5, 1975: Piper PA18, Hayes, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft in steep turn to r at low alt.

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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