- Date
- July 13, 1977
- Place
- Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N38427Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770713018989A
- Case key
- 146165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1994 77/7/13 RAPID CITY,SD PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 225 TIME - 0835 N38427 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY REGION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAPID CITY,SD CUSTER STATE PARK,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- TWR CAUTIONED WAKE TURBC FRM B-737 WHICH HAD JUST LNDD.AIM COVERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38427
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rapid City Region
N38427Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N38427 · 1
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