# Accident 19850818039079A: Piper PA18135, New Madrid, MO, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: New Madrid, MO
- Airport: Branum
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5997° N, 89.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5997&lon=-89.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267CD-1993-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818039079A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW LEVEL PASS OVER FARM STRIP, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB. BANKED AND FELL TO GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 MKC85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA191), Aug 18, 1985: Piper PA-18-135 (N267CD), New Madrid, MO, 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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