# Accident 19870425011319A: Piper PA28181, Valley, NE, April 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1987, 20:20 local time
- Place: Valley, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3102° N, 96.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3102&lon=-96.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1145Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1145Q-1989-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425011319A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES AND IMPACTED IN A RIVER. WITNESSES REPORTED SEVERAL LOW PASSES.

## 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 MKC87FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA092), Apr 26, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N1145Q), Valley, NE, 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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