# Incident 19850816066489I: Piper PA32301, Princeton, IL, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Piper
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3805° N, 89.4641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3805&lon=-89.4641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83187, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816066489I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PRIVATELY INSTALLED UTILITY WIRE DURING NORMAL TAKEOFF. DAMAGE TO WHEEL FAIRING. WIRE MAY BE RELOCATED.

## Other reports on N83187 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850109001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109001259A), Jan 9, 1985: Piper PA32301 (N83187), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed as aircraft slid sideways on landing. Struck runway lights puncturing fuel cell, small fire erupted.

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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