# Accident 19830808045289A: Piper PA11, Wagner, SD, August 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wagner, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0692° N, 98.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0692&lon=-98.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4573M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4573M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808045289A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. PILOT REPORTED MAGNETO FAILURE.

## 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 DEN83LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA187), Aug 8, 1983: Piper PA-11 (N4573M), Wagner, SD, 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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