# Accident 19890825031909A: Piper PA28140, Williams, AZ, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3692° N, 112.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3692&lon=-112.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7172R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172R-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825031909A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW OVER I40 TO VIEW COMPANY TRUCK. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED ON MEDIAN. PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES.

## 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 LAX89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA163), Aug 26, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N7172R), Williams, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN HIS VISUAL LOOKOUT AND FLYING LOW. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ONE INCH DIAMETER TELEPHONE CABLE.

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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