# NTSB MKC77DTK35: Piper PA-24, N5874P, Firesteel, SD, August 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1977
- Place: Firesteel, SD · FIRESTEEL, SD
- Location: 45.4247° N, 101.2851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firesteel, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4247&lon=-101.2851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DTK35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2823   77/8/3    FIRESTEEL,SD        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 421
        TIME - 1715                    N5874P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,SD                   FIRESTEEL,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIGH TENSION WIRES OVER APPROACH END OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5874P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874P-1992-09-29), registration cancelled 1992-09-29, S/N 24958 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Ranch

## 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 19770803021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803021599A), Aug 3, 1977: Piper PA24250, Firesteel, SD, Substantial damage. High tension wires over approach end of strip.

## Other investigations on N5874P (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA097), May 20, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5874P), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BY THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DURING THE LATEST ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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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