# Incident 19890101008819I: Piper PA28161, Emlenton, PA, January 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1989
- Place: Emlenton, PA
- Airport: New Castle Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0253° N, 80.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CASTLE MUNI (UCP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0253&lon=-80.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3072D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101008819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND LOW ENOUGH TO STRIKE A WIRE. RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY.

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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