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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Kiowa, CO · July 13, 1985

Date: July 13, 1985 · 18:58 local
Place: Kiowa, CO
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3030Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85LA187
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 355 total1 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N3030ZRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 1986 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990410 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

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Struck wires and ground while flying at low altitude. No details recalled by pilot. Blood alcohol undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES AND GROUND WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE.NO DETAILS RECALLED BY PILOT.BLOOD ALCOHOL UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKiowa, COThe acft collided with a telephone wire and crashed. The plt admitted he had been flying over a boy scout ranch at 7500 ft MSL (about 500 ft AGL). He could not recall any other details. One witness said he saw the acft cross in front of his pickup truck at…Jul 13, 1985 · Substantial damage