# Accident 19890414008089A: Piper PA28180, Milbank, SD, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 07:52 local time
- Place: Milbank, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2095° N, 96.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2095&lon=-96.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8272W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272W-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 413 total, 388 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414008089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON CLIMB OUT,STALLED INTO A PASTURE FENCE.POSSIBLE CARB ICE AND RESIDUAL FROST ON AIRFRAME

## 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 DEN89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA108), Apr 14, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N8272W), Milbank, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO ASSURE ADEQUATE REMOVAL OF FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH.

## Other reports on N8272W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810426029109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426029109I), Apr 26, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N8272W), Revillo, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft overshot on landing due to wind shift caused down wind landing.

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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