ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349463
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| Date: | Friday 29 December 2023 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | River Solutions LLC |
| Registration: | N2774P |
| MSN: | 18-4403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Harold Davidson Field Airport (VMR/KVMR), Vermillion, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vermillion-Harold Davidson Field, SD (KVMR) |
| Vermillion-Harold Davidson Field, SD (KVMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 29, 2023, about 1200 central standard time, a Piper PA-18A 150, N2774P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Vermillion, South Dakota. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, the airplane was on final for runway 30 at the Harold Davidson Field Airport (VMR), when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine but was not successful and performed a forced landing to a flat snow-covered field short of the approach end of runway 30. During the forced landing, the airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the left forward lift strut. During the recovery of the airplane, 100LL Avgas was present in the wing fuel lines with snow discoloration around the area of the fuel caps.
The airplane was equipped with a Lycoming O-320 reciprocating engine. The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-regional/vermillion-plane-crash-aviation-south-dakota/article_96da6024-a68c-11ee-aace-53160ee2ae4e.html
https://www.ktiv.com/2023/12/29/small-plane-crashes-near-vermillion-sd-airport/
https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_3d634796-a690-11ee-a1e2-2b0ee87486db.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2774P
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2023 03:05 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Dec-2023 03:07 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 30-Dec-2023 07:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 30-Dec-2023 08:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2024 06:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2024 07:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2024 12:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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