# Accident 19841223075869A: Piper PA38112, Byron Township, WI, December 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1984, 09:50 local time
- Place: Byron Township, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7703° N, 88.4398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7703&lon=-88.4398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26055, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26055-1988-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 33 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223075869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GUY WIRE WHILE FOLLOWING ROAD AT LOW ALTITUDE. WINDSHIELD ICED OVER. VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BY FSS.

## 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 CHI85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA076), Dec 24, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N26055), Byron Township, WI, destroyed

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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