# Incident 19801023081899I: Piper PA24260, Sheridan, IN, October 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1350° N, 86.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1350&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9149P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023081899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOW ON A VFR FINAL APPROACH, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE.

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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