Volpar D18S N603LS
15 February 1974 · Tea, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1974 at about 15:00 local time, a Volpar D18S registered N603LS, operated by Flight Develop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tea, South Dakota, United States. 10 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tea, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skyhaven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar D18S
- Registration
- N603LS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flight Develop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fargo, N Dak → Yankton, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0539
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
OVERFLEW MORE SUITABLE ARPT.OVERSHOT APCH, OVERRAN RWY.R GEN CB FOUND POPPED.UN TO LOWER GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Volpar D18S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1975 | Volpar D18S | Long Beach, California, United States | Baja Airlines* | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |