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Piper PA-22-160 N9601D

19 May 2003 · Pierre, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 2003 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N9601D was involved in an accident near Pierre, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Pierre, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Pierre Airport (PIR)
Coordinates
44.3828, -100.2858
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-160
Registration
N9601D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pierre → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA131

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the collapse of the main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted terrain while landing at an off airport landing area. The pilot reported the airplane abruptly lost airspeed and impacted terrain, the main landing gear subsequently collapsed and the airplane slid to a stop. The weather reporting station at the departure airport reported the winds at 1353 as 340 degrees at 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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