Piper PA-30 N8608Y
20 March 1978 · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1978 at about 06:05 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N8608Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. 3 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 06:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rpd Cty Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8608Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Il → Red Lodge, Mt
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ON FINAL RT ENG QUIT, PLT CUT LEFT ENG & LANDED ALONGSIDE OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Montpelier, Vermont, United States | Horizon Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Nevada, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | Tennessee Tann | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Landrum, South Carolina, United States | Sierra Corpora | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Ft Pierce, Florida, United States | Pro-Flite of V | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |