# Incident 19890607037799I: Piper PA28151, Midland, SD, June 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1989, 03:50 local time
- Place: Midland, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0711° N, 101.1554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0711&lon=-101.1554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40858, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40858) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607037799I

## Narrative

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

UNUSUAL NOISE EN ROUTE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. FOUND DZUS FASTENER LOOSE. HIT SIGN WITH WING TIP TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

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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