ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375935
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 1985 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Dave William Penn |
| Registration: | N6854P |
| MSN: | 18-7447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buffalo, SD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buffalo, SD |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE PLT WAS SEARCHING FOR HUNTERS WHEN THE ACFT HE WAS FLYING CONTACTED THE GROUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT BLOWING SNOW, LOW OVERCAST CLOUDS & VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 1/2 MI PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACDNT. A BLOOD SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE PLT ABOUT 4 HRS & 45 MIN AFTER THE ACDNT. A CHECK OF THE BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.10%.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN86LA021
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1995 | N6854P | Private | 0 | Owyhee, OR | |
sub |
| 6 November 2004 | N6854P | Private | 1 | Mesa, AZ | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 11:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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