# Incident 19860322026379I: Piper PA28140, Prosser, WA, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986
- Place: Prosser, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2090° N, 119.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosser, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2090&lon=-119.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6769J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6769J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 50 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/19860322026379I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE SPANNING A RIVER. PILOT FLEW UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THE SAME DAY.

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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