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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Evanston, WY · March 5, 1983

Date
March 5, 1983 · 19:16 local
Place
Evanston, WY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8406F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA072
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
526 total200 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck powerlines trees and rocks while following a highway over rising terrain at less than 50 feet altitude.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES TREES AND ROCKS WHILE FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY OVER RISING TERRAIN AT LESS THAN 50 FEET ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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