20250728010599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · New Underwood, SD · July 28, 2025

Date: July 28, 2025 · 06:20 local
Place: New Underwood, SD
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9642D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25FA289
Reported as: Piper PA-22-150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N9642DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-6556 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 28, 2025 at 0620 a Piper PA-22 privacy data omitted was substantially damaged when it struck a powerline during cruise during a recreational flight. VMC flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot was seriously injured and a passenger suffered fatal injuries. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at a private airstrip on July 28, 2025 at approximately 0600.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 28, 2025 AT 0620 A PIPER PA-22 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING CRUISE DURING A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND A PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON JULY 28, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0600.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25FA289Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportNew Underwood, SDOn July 28, 2025, about 0604 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150 airplane, N9642D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near New Underwood, South Dakota. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger sustained fatal…Jul 28, 2025 · Substantial damage