# Incident 19860728046489I: Piper PA32R300, Park Rapids, MN, July 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1986, 15:38 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9164° N, 95.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-95.0579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75387, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75387) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 95 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728046489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR WHEN AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK A POWERLINE. MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## Other reports on N75387 (2)

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

- [Incident 19980305005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980305005439I), Mar 5, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N75387), Fairbanks, AK. Narrative: Mr. Winfield stated that he was on descent into Fairbanks with the fullest fuel tank selected (left tank) when the engine quit. He switched to the…
- [Incident 19920907042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907042089I), Sep 7, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N75387), Fairbanks, AK. Nose gear indicator light would not lite. Landed ski strip successfully. Faulty nose gear switch.

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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