Plane Crash List

Cessna 150 N8127S

7 September 1982 · Faith, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 1982 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8127S, operated by DR. George Jenter, was involved in an accident near Faith, South Dakota, United States. 2 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 22:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Faith, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Faith Municipal (SD17)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N8127S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
DR. George Jenter
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Faith → Sturgis
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA187

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY NICELY, BUT AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 75 FT AGL, IT STARTED TO LOSE LIFT AND AIRSPEED. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD, BUT REPORTED THAT A CAR WAS ON THE ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A LANDING IN THE DITCH BESIDE THE ROAD. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KTS AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 4791 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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