# Accident 19880718046529A: Piper PA36285, Buchanan, ND, July 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1988, 07:00 local time
- Place: Buchanan, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WFUG
- Location: 47.6306° N, 97.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6306&lon=-97.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9990P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9990P-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,433 total, 1,055 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718046529A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES ON A SPRAY RUN, RUDDER STRUCK WIRES AND CRASH LANDED ON A NEARBY ROAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA161), Jul 18, 1988: Piper PA-36-285 (N9990P), Buchanan, ND, substantial damage

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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