Piper PA-18 N4485Z
8 January 1974 · Midland, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1974 at about 11:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4485Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Midland, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were 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
- Midland, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4485Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Vivian, S Dak → Eagle Butte, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LOW ALT FLT OVR ROLLING HILLS & DRAWS.UN CLEAR TERRAIN, HAD TO LAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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