Cessna 175 accident near Hot Springs, SD
On November 10, 1993, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, SD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 10, 1993
- Place
- Hot Springs, SD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.430°N, 103.479°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13720
NTSB summary
On November 9, 1993, at 1900 mountain standard time, a Cessna 175, N7112M, operated by the Battle Mountain Flying Club, Hot Springs, South Dakota, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain three miles west of the Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, South Dakota. The private pilot was seriously injured. The safety pilot, seated in the right front seat, received fatal injuries, and one passenger, seated in the rear of the airplane, was not injured. The local personal flight originated at Hot Springs at 1700. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot checked in with Ellsworth AFB Approach Control at 1708 and requested radar service for multiple practice approaches at Rapid City Municipal Airport. The pilot flew seven practice approaches and requested flight following to Hot Springs. Radar service was terminated at 1851 near Approach Control's southern airspace boundary. The airplane collided with trees and upward sloping terrain three miles west of the Hot Springs Airport. The pilot in the left seat was flying the airplane and wearing "foggles" to simulate instrument meteorological conditions. The passenger seated in the right front seat was acting as safety pilot. The pilot stated he doesn't remember anything after terminating radar service with Approach Control. The passenger seated in the rear seat was asleep and said he didn't remember anything until the crash woke him up. A pilot on the ground at the Hot Springs Airport, who was preparing to takeoff on runway 19, reported he heard the pilot of
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND RISING TERRAIN.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
