# Incident 19901120057849I: Piper PA32R301T, Waterloo, IA, November 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1990, 17:12 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8370L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8370L-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120057849I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO PRIVATE STRIP HIT POWERLINE. MADE GO AROUND AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N8370L (2)

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

- [Accident 20101029050679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029050679A), Oct 29, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8370L), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. The passenger states that he is absolutely certain that the elevator control cable was intact during preflight inspection and preflight run up. The passenger…
- [Accident 19830725035279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725035279A), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA32RT301 (N8370L), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after power loss on takeoff.

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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