# Accident 19810601031439A: Piper PA18150, Dallas, SD, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2378° N, 99.5175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2378&lon=-99.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3914Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3914Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601031439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED DURING LOW-LEVEL FLYING.EVIDENCE INDICATES DRUGS IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN81FTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK10), Jun 1, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N3914Z), Dallas, SD, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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