Piper PA-28RT-201T N8423H

Summary

On 26 July 2025 at about 23:40 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N8423H, operated by Turbo Arrow LLC, was involved in an accident near Brookings, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

26 July 2025 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Brookings, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Brookings Regional Airport (BKX)

Coordinates

44.3100, -96.8200

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201T

Registration

N8423H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Turbo Arrow LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brookings → Brookings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA288

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 26, 2025, at 1840 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T airplane, N8423H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Brookings, South Dakota. The airline transport pilot and passenger were uninjured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a work use flight. The pilot stated that during a departure climb from runway 12 at Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), Brookings, South Dakota, the fuel flow gauge indication was fluctuating. He initiated a return to BKX for a precautionary landing and entered the left downwind for runway 17. The engine continued to operate and there were no abnormal sounds or other abnormal instrument indications. During the completion of the base to final turn for runway 17, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot then performed a forced landing to a field where the airplane impacted a fence and the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and both wing flaps. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.