# Accident 19840903045149A: Piper PA18150, Oak Grove, WI, September 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1984, 15:31 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4602° N, 88.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4602&lon=-88.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8042B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total, 428 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903045149A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW PASSES OVER FRIENDS, PILOT TRIED TO GO BETWEEN 2 TREES. STRUCK TREE. TWO PASSENGERS IN SINGLE REAR SEAT.

## 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 CHI84FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA376), Sep 3, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N8042B), Oak Grove, WI, destroyed, 3 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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