# Accident 19840619051699A: Piper PA36375, Storm Lake, IA, June 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1984, 15:14 local time
- Place: Storm Lake, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.6409° N, 95.1890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6409&lon=-95.1890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3953E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953E-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720D1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 570 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840619051699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING SWATH RUN AFTER TURN AND TRYING TO GO UNDER WIRES.

## 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 MKC84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA176), Jun 19, 1984: Piper PA-36-375 (N3953E), Storm Lake, IA, 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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