# Accident 19841019068939A: Piper PA32300, Bruce, WI, October 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1984, 19:40 local time
- Place: Bruce, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4505° N, 91.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4505&lon=-91.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2898D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019068939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CIRCLING LIGHTED FIELD AT LOW ALTITUDE FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI85FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA020), Oct 20, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N2898D), Bruce, WI, destroyed, 2 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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