Piper PA-18A 150 N3401W
1 December 1983 · Herreid, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A 150 registered N3401W was involved in an accident near Herreid, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Herreid, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.8306, -100.0692
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A 150
- Registration
- N3401W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA053
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 ACFT RAN INTO A CREEK BED DURING AN OFF ARPT LANDING AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL HUNT OF COYOTES. AFTER SHOOTING ONE HE SOUGHT A PLACE TO LAND TO PICK UP THE CARCASS AND STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE INSPECTED THE AREA FROM THE AIR HE APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE THE CREEK BED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-18A | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Mountain Park, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Worland, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-18A | W. Clam Gulch, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Hilger, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Cessna T188C | Carthage, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Bell 47J-2A | Interior, South Dakota, United States | JAY Brent | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-11 | Wagner, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1C | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25B-235 | Montrose, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |