Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N5721D

25 February 1986 · Estelline, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 February 1986 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5721D, operated by Ross G. Ritchie, was involved in an accident near Estelline, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Estelline, South Dakota, United States
Coordinates
44.5690, -96.8995
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N5721D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ross G. Ritchie
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Milbank → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN86LA085

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 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

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PLT, DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A PUBLIC ROAD, THE ACFT HE WAS PILOTING ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND WHICH TIPPED THE LEFT WING UP. THE STUDENT PLT INDICATED THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PLT HAD PURCHASED THE ACFT APRX 1 HR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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