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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-1217 79/3/18 PIERRE,SD PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3311
TIME - 2100 N8916P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1472 IN
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - PIERRE MUN
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
BOZEMAN,MT PIERRE,SD
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 1200
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
1/2 MILE OR LESS SLEET, SNOW
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 33
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
330 30
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR IFR
REMARKS- ENG FAILED ON IFR APPROACH.LDG IN ROUGH TERRAIN.CONTAMINATION AND WATER IN FUEL SYS.WND GUSTS 35KT