19790421024819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Wolfforth, TX · April 21, 1979

Date: April 21, 1979 · 21:10 local
Place: Wolfforth, TX
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N38792
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total440 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N38792Registered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7703277 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot making night landing at unlighted strip hit wires on final. Diverted safely to lighted airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MAKING NIGHT LANDING AT UNLIGHTED STRIP HIT WIRES ON FINAL. DIVERTED SAFELY TO LIGHTED AIRPORT.

Other reports on N38792 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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