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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Black River Fal, WI · July 4, 1982

Date: July 4, 1982 · 10:53 local
Place: Black River Fal, WI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56339
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI82DA238
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,300 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N56339Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R7335414 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-C1CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft hit high tension line shearing off about 18 inches of vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT HIGH TENSION LINE SHEARING OFF ABOUT 18 INCHES OF VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI82DA238Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBlack River Fal, WIThe pilot stated that during flight, he encountered an engine problem and started to land on a road, but then the engine began to run better, so he continued to his destination. After landing, he discovered that a portion of the vertical stabilizer (about 18…Jul 4, 1982 · Substantial damage