- Date
- August 7, 1978
- Place
- Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3489Davis DA2A
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780807021929A
- Case key
- 140031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2168 78/8/7 CUSTER,SD DAVIS DA2A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 75, 1107 TIME - 0745 N3489 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 679 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAPID CITY,SD CASPER,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3489
- Reported as
- Davis DA2A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3489Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Davis DA-2AAirframe modelDavis DA-2AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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