# Accident 19850915047769A: Piper PA28181, What Cheer, IA, September 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1985, 19:40 local time
- Place: What Cheer, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4008° N, 92.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4008&lon=-92.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 127 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915047769A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED AND HALLUCINATED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. HAD PAST MEDICAL PROBLEMS. HYPOGLYCEMIA POSSIBLE.

## 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 MKC85FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA217), Sep 16, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8262U), What Cheer, IA, 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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