# Incident 19841223074259I: Piper PA32RT300, Rapelje, MT, December 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1984, 17:55 local time
- Place: Rapelje, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9720° N, 109.2580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapelje, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9720&lon=-109.2580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30587 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223074259I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS. BATTERY DISCHARGED FROM LOAD. STRUCK POWERLINES  DURING LANDING.

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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