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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Madison, Mississippi, United States | Anthony G. Hinkle | No injuries | - |
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| 12 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-22 | Lexington, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Piper PA-22-160 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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