37.9897° N, 122.0569° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 3, 1988 · 17:45 local
Place
Concord, CA
Airport
Buchanan
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25017
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,480 total1,197 in this make and model241 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck two high voltage lines on final approach. Emergency declared. Landed safely. All radios within tolerance.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK TWO HIGH VOLTAGE LINES ON FINAL APPROACH. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED SAFELY. ALL RADIOS WITHIN TOLERANCE.