Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-125 N1190A

24 October 1982 · Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 October 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-125 registered N1190A, operated by Gary Roger Tennant, was involved in an accident near Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Tennant Ranch (10)
Coordinates
45.5396, -103.9696
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-125
Registration
N1190A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gary Roger Tennant
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Camp Crook → Camp Crook
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
DEN83LA011

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 0 1

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

PILOT MAKING LOW ALTUTUDE TURNS FOUND CONTROLS JAMMED AND COLLIDED LEFT WING LOW IN DESCENT WITH BALES OF HAY. FUSELAGE WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN SPENT AND LIVE SHOTGUN SHELLS UNDER THE FLOOR. AILERON HAD A FIRING PIN FROM A SHOTGUN LODGED IN A PULLEY. THE PILOT HAD BEEN AN AERIAL HUNTER FOR YEARS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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