# Accident 19920514018869A: Piper PA25235, Chubbuck, ID, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Chubbuck, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKMG
- Location: 42.9295° N, 112.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9295&lon=-112.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4488Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4488Y-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514018869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A GUY WIRE WHILE FLYING UNDER POWERLINE CAUSING A CRASH.

## 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 SEA92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA097), May 14, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N4488Y), Chubbuck, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A GUY WIRE.

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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