# Accident 20190113000209A: Piper PA-28-181, Salem, SD, January 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2019, 14:25 local time
- Place: Salem, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6186° N, 97.3811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6186&lon=-97.3811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75191, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75191-2020-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190113000209A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 13, 2019 AT 14:25 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME A 1976 PIPER PA28-181, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VMC METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE ONE SOLE ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MITCHELL, SD (MHE) ON JANUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:55 LOCAL.

## 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 CEN19LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA053), Jan 13, 2019: Piper PA28 (N75191), Salem, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The incapacitating effects of an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.

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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