# Accident 19820924053199A: Piper PA28181, Mankato, MI, September 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1982, 21:09 local time
- Place: Mankato, MI
- Airport: Mankato
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1604° N, 93.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1604&lon=-93.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82717-1983-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924053199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT STATIC LINE ABOVE POWERLINES AND CRASHED INVERTED DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 CHI82FA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA365), Sep 25, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N82717), Mankato, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N82717 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830426016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016199A), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N82717), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Trying to land in open field struck trees, fuel selector on empty tank, other tank full.

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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