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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Muleshoe, TX · February 28, 1986

Date
February 28, 1986 · 11:00 local
Place
Muleshoe, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57878
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LQG12
Reported as
Piper PA36300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,213 total1,138 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During swath run over powerlines main wheels caught top wire. Aircraft impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SWATH RUN OVER POWERLINES MAIN WHEELS CAUGHT TOP WIRE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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