# Accident 20000908037119A: Piper PA22108, September 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2000, 08:20 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7595° N, 103.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7595&lon=-103.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4730Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4730Z-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908037119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2000, APPROX. 0810 MDT, A PIPER PA-22-108, N4730Z, PILOTED BY MR. LARRY P. PELFREY WITH PASSENGER  MR. DORSE D. DILLON  DEPARTED CUSTER STATE PARK AIRPORT (3VO) (ELEVATION 3,980 FEET MSL) ON RUNWAY 33. AT APPROX. 0820 MDT, N4730Z IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A CLIFF, APPROX. 4 MILES NW OF 3VO(APPROXIMATE ELEVATION 4,500 FEET MSL) BOTH OCCUPANTS OF N4730Z SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI00FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA288), Sep 8, 2000: Piper PA-22-108 (N4730Z), Custer, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining clearance from the tree. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, the high density altitude, the inadequate rate of…

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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