# Accident 19881007045759A: Piper PA28180, Renovo, PA, October 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1988, 17:20 local time
- Place: Renovo, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3200° N, 77.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3200&lon=-77.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7293W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7293W-1991-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881007045759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA006), Oct 7, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N7293W), Renovo, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER VFR PROCEDURES THE PILOT'S VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS IMPROPER AND HE COLLIDED WITH A STATIC WIRE.

## Other reports on N7293W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880102012109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102012109I), Jan 2, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N7293W), Walterboro, SC. Loss of engine power. Forced landing on highway. Found cylinder piston assembly had failed.

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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