THE DTSB
Pending.
C-FITAQP: 7a) TERRAIN COLLISION – POWERLINES
Piper PA22-150 | N9642D
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJuly 28, 2025
- Local time6:00 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightManeuvering
- People on board2
- Fatalities1
- Airport3SD2
Accident Location
- City, State
- New Underwood, South Dakota
- Latitude
- 44.090278
- Longitude
- -102.869722
- Airport ID
- 3SD2
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N9642D
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA22-150
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Malsom, Issac Benton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 7a) TERRAIN COLLISION – POWERLINES →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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