# Accident 19820530019779A: Amtrfa MIGNET293, Radford, VA, May 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Radford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1201° N, 80.5591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Radford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1201&lon=-80.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2931-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mignet HM293 (registry code 05601BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/mignet-hm293) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRFA MIGNET293
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 472 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530019779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE FLYING OVER RIVER AT 50 TO 75 FEET ABOVE WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ATL82FID09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID09), May 30, 1982: Mignet HM293 (N2931), Radford, VA, substantial damage

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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