# Accident 20100724042889A: Piper PA-28-151, Spearfish, SD, July 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4811° N, 103.7858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4811&lon=-103.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1158X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1158X-2012-05-24) (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 PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 206 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724042889A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/24/2010, AT 0800, A PA-28-151 CO-OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOWNSEND, MONTANA ON 7/24/2010 AT 0500 MDT.

## 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 CEN10LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA430), Jul 24, 2010: Piper PA-28-151 (N1158X), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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