19881007045759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Renovo, PA · October 7, 1988

Date
October 7, 1988 · 17:20 local
Place
Renovo, PA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7293W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA006
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total

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What happened

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

Struck powerlines and crashed while flying low over a river. Wires at 200 feet above river were not marked.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER. WIRES AT 200 FEET ABOVE RIVER WERE NOT MARKED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7293W · 1

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