# Accident 19850625027859A: Piper PA28151, Reedsburg, WI, June 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5299° N, 89.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5299&lon=-89.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32461-1989-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625027859A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW ALTITUDE PASS OVER HOUSE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND WING SEPARATED. PILOT INTOXICATED.

## 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 CHI85FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA253), Jun 26, 1985: Piper PA-28-151 (N32461), Reedsburg, WI, 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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