Socata TBM-700 crash, Aug 4, 1998 (4 killed), Spearfish-B...
Socata TBM-700 accident on August 4, 1998 near Spearfish-Black Hills-Clyde Ice, South Dakota, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot lost...
- Date: August 4, 1998
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Spearfish-Black Hills-Clyde Ice, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot lost control during the turn to base leg, with low ceilings and the pilot's departure from published approach procedures and minimum descent altitude as contributing factors.
A TBM-700 on a private flight from Lawrence via Madison to Spearfish ran a non-standard approach, broke off the GPS approach to runway 12 and joined a downwind for runway 30 in low clouds. While turning base the aircraft banked steeply, the tail rose and it struck the ground nose first. Witnesses reported no engine problems.