Piper PA-18 N289T
23 August 1969 · Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1969 at about 11:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N289T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N289T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Hot Springs, S Dak → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3665
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WIND SW GUSTY.ACFT APRX 50FT FROM SE CORNER OF FLD.HEAVY SKID MARKS FROM WHEELS PRIOR TO NOSE OVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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