# Accident 19840915049049A: Piper PA25235, Canton, SD, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Canton, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2992° N, 96.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2992&lon=-96.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7236Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7236Z-1985-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 529 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915049049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUCK UNDER POWERLINE AT THE LAST MINUTE AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED CORN WHICH DRAGGED IT TO 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 DEN84LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA280), Sep 15, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N7236Z), Canton, SD, substantial damage

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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