# Accident 19910721029009A: Piper PA20, Ione, WA, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ione, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6903° N, 117.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6903&lon=-117.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7066K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7066K-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721029009A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE THAT WAS STRETCHED ACROSS A RIVER. HEIGHT BETWEEN 45 AND 60 FEET ABOVE WATER. AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 SEA91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA182), Jul 21, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N7066K), Ione, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE CLEARANCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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