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DEN85LA083

1985-02-16 · HOT SPRINGS, South Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HSR

Current FAA registration · N4513R

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-140
Year of manufacture
1965 · 20 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19651109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A578A4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT SAID HE PERFORMED A 'HASTY' PREFLIGHT. DURING ENGINE PRE-START THE PLT INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE THROTTLE OPEN. THE ENGINE SRATED AND THE ACFT TAXIED ACROSS THE RAMP AND HIT A FENCE POST BEFORE THE PLT COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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