# NTSB SEA81DYA02: Piper PA-28, N15442, Blackfoot, ID, October 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1980
- Place: Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2649   80/10/6   BLACKFOOT,ID        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 563
        TIME - 0930                    N15442              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKFOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                AMERICAN FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ON HIS FARM,CONT FLT TO DEST. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15442](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15442), registered now, S/N 28-7310046, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blackfoot

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801006057469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006057469A), Oct 6, 1980: Piper PA28235, Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Struck wires on low flight over farm, impact bent nose wheel. Stayed airborne, additional damage landing at arpt

## Other investigations on N15442 (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 NYC02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA151), Jul 28, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N15442), Kelleys Island, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the downdraft.

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.

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