Beechcraft BE77 Skipper, N18012: Aircraft was forced to land off airport - Clark, South Dakota - Accident occurred on June 7, 2012

Federal authorities will be investigating a plane crash in northeastern South Dakota that sent two people to a Watertown hospital.

Clark County Airport Manager Doug Hansen tells The Associated Press the male pilot suffered an apparent minor head injury and a female passenger was taken to the hospital as a precaution. He says both were alert and talking after the crash about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The sheriff's office identified the two people as 53-year-old Alan Johnson of Morris, Minn., and his 32-year-old niece, Nicole Heinrich (HYN'-rik). It was not clear where she is from.

Hansen says the two-seat Beechcraft propeller plane apparently experienced a fuel problem while traveling from Pierre to Morris and then stalled while trying to land, hitting the ground and cartwheeling. Hansen says the plane was destroyed.

Source:   http://www.duluthnewstribune.com

FAA IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 18012        Make/Model: BE77      Description: 77 Skipper
  Date: 06/07/2012     Time: 2305

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
  City: CLARK   State: SD   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. CLARK, SD

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   1
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   1
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: RAPID CITY, SD  (GL27)                Entry date: 06/08/2012