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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Alamogordo, NM · March 13, 1987

Date: March 13, 1987 · 18:40 local
Place: Alamogordo, NM
Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regiona
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3984K
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 335 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3984KRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23873 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Encountered a downdraft and struck a powerline during recovery. Safe landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING RECOVERY. SAFE LANDING.