# Incident 19920813036159I: Piper PA25235, Portage, WI, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Portage, WI
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZELG
- Location: 43.5490° N, 89.4659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5490&lon=-89.4659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4838Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838Y) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813036159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE MAKING A SPRAY RUN. WIRE CUTTER LOCATED ON LANDING GEAR CUT LINES.

## Other reports on N4838Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19830702028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702028029A), Jul 2, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N4838Y), Corning, IA, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized. Crash landed. Found 2 extra magneto drive cushions in oil sump near pickup tube.

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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