# Accident 19850521022839A: Piper PA36375, Claire City, SD, May 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1985, 07:15 local time
- Place: Claire City, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.8505° N, 97.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8505&lon=-97.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2382Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2382Y-1994-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720D1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521022839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ON LAST PASS OVER FIELD. PILOT WAS FLYING INTO SUN.

## 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 DEN85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA137), May 21, 1985: Piper PA-36 (N2382Y), Claire City, 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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