# Accident 19840504015719A: Piper PA28180, Sheldon, IA, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 10:51 local time
- Place: Sheldon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1707° N, 95.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1707&lon=-95.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 201 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504015719A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO DIVE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. RECOVERED LOSING WING OUTER PANELS WITH A LOUD BOOM THEN SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 MKC84FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA131), May 4, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N3761R), Sheldon, IA, destroyed, 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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