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| Date: | Friday 12 February 2016 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6691P |
| MSN: | 24-1815 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3977 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Sturgis Municipal Airport (49B), Sturgis, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Jamestown Rgnl (KJMS) |
| Sturgis Muni (49B) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The left wing of the aircraft impacted a power pole while on approach to land in dense fog conditions to Runway 11 at Sturgis Municipal Airport (49B), Sturgis, South Dakota. The airplane came to rest gearup on open field terrain, sustaining substantial damage, and the two occupants onboard received undetermined injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2016/02/12/two-taken-hospital-after-plane-crashes-sturgis-airport/80307294/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/small-plane-misses-runway-in-sturgis-two-injured-in-crash/article_e95c0820-702a-521e-8b32-0d9f3776640b.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6691P/history/20160212/1727Z/KJMS/49B
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6691P
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2016 00:07 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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