# Accident 19890523012709A: Piper PA36300, Agar, SD, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 07:45 local time
- Place: Agar, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BDFG
- Location: 44.8298° N, 100.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8298&lon=-100.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82644-1990-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND POWER POLE ON A PROCEDURE TURN FROM A SMOKE RUN. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND DESTROYED. PILOT EXPIRED

## 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 DEN89DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTK01), May 23, 1989: Piper PA-36-300 (N82644), Agar, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE POWERLINES. THE POWERLINE IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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