# Accident 19891103044299A: Piper PA18150, Immokalee, FL, November 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4240° N, 81.4216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Immokalee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4240&lon=-81.4216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4129E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4129E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891103044299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A STATIC POWERLINE TRYING TO CLIMB THROUGH A POWERLINE SADDLE. DID NOT SEE UNMARKED STATIC LINE.

## 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 MIA90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA024), Nov 3, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N4129E), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS. THE STATIC LINE (OBSTRUCTION) WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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