# Accident 19861129082189A: Piper PA28181, Sturgis, SD, November 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1986, 16:12 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.5104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.5104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2161B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 1 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861129082189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN IFR CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 DEN87FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA024), Nov 29, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N2161B), Stugis, SD, destroyed, 1 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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