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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Beedeville, AR · July 2, 1988

Date
July 2, 1988 · 17:40 local
Place
Beedeville, AR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5517W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88FA120
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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 a powerline and crashed while buzzing friends on the ground. Student pilot was carrying passenger.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE BUZZING FRIENDS ON THE GROUND. STUDENT PILOT WAS CARRYING PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.