# Accident 19801006057469A: Piper PA28235, Blackfoot, ID, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15442, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15442) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 563 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006057469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK WIRES ON LOW FLIGHT OVER FARM, IMPACT BENT NOSE WHEEL.  STAYED AIRBORNE, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE LANDING AT ARPT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA81DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA02), Oct 6, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N15442), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15442 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020728038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728038189A), Jul 28, 2002: Piper PA28235 (N15442), Kelleys Island, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 29, 2002 at approximately 19:30 hours local. A Piper (N15442) model PA-28-235 piloted by a Mr. Paul d. hiller was attempting to land at Kelleys…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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