- Date
- October 3, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chamberlain, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40359Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851003048769A
- Case key
- 16788
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - electrical tower
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Visual lookout - not performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt and his passenger friend were looking for stray cattle when aprx at 142 ft above the ground their acft struck an antennae mounted on a microwave tower. The acft descended and was destroyed on ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40359
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7709014
- Airframe hours
- 2,901
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas W. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 28, 1984 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- Chamberlain, SD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.