# Accident 19851003048769A: Piper PA18150, Chamberlain, SD, October 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chamberlain, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7996° N, 99.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7996&lon=-99.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40359 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003048769A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SEARCHING FOR STRAY CATTLE AT LOW ALTITUDE,THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A MICROWAVE TOWER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 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 DEN86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA002), Oct 3, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N40359), Chamberlain, SD, 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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