# Accident 20250728010599A: Piper PA-22-150, New Underwood, SD, July 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2025, 06:20 local time
- Place: New Underwood, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0917° N, 102.8670° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0917&lon=-102.8670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9642D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9642D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN25FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA289), Jul 28, 2025: Piper PA-22-150 (N9642D), New Underwood, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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