# Accident 19880728028439A: Piper PA18, Forsyth, MT, July 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Forsyth, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2679° N, 106.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2679&lon=-106.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3290B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3290B-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 249 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880728028439A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING POWERLINE PATROL. PILOT REPORTED SUN IN HIS EYES AND NOT WATCHING ALTITUDE CAUSED IMPACT.

## 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 DEN88LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA169), Jul 29, 1988: Piper PA-18 (N3290B), Forsyth, MT, 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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