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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA20 · Rolling Prairie, IN · May 31, 1986

Date: May 31, 1986 · 07:56 local
Place: Rolling Prairie, IN
Airport: Larry Cummings
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7734K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI86FET01
Reported as: Piper PA20
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 364 total69 in this make and model5 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.

Touched down long. Struck powerlines on a go around. Aircraft impacted ground. Unmarked powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCHED DOWN LONG. STRUCK POWERLINES ON A GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND. UNMARKED POWERLINES.

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 CHI86FET01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRolling Prairie, INDuring a go-around from an aborted landing the acft struck unmarked power lines at the departure end of the landing rwy. The acft collided with terrain during the resulting uncontrolled descent. The rwy being used was a 2400 ft long and 50 ft wide sod private…May 31, 1986 · Substantial damage