39.1046° N, 95.0783° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonganoxie, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 30, 1980 · 15:15 local
Place
Tonganoxie, KS
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N132N
Reported as
Multec D16A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot struck wires during approach to a Private Airport. Supporting poles were hidden in trees.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STRUCK WIRES DURING APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRPORT. SUPPORTING POLES WERE HIDDEN IN TREES.