# Accident 19840804037889A: Piper PA28160, Palmyra, WI, August 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1984, 11:27 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8701° N, 88.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8701&lon=-88.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5086W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5086W-1991-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037889A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION. CLOSED THROTTLE AND TRIED FOR A OPEN FIELD. WING STRUCK A UTILITY POLE. 6 INCH OF PROP BROKE OFF.

## 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 CHI84LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA338), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA-28-160 (N5086W), Palmyra, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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