# Accident 19921002040069A: Piper PA28180, Powell, WY, October 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Powell, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7903° N, 108.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7903&lon=-108.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32889-1993-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 74 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002040069A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RADIO TOWER AND CRASHED WHILE FLYING LOW IN AREA OF FRIENDS RESIDENCE. 200 FOOT TOWERS PLAINLY VISIBLE.

## 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 SEA93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA003), Oct 3, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N32889), Powell, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ASSURE CLEARANCE FROM THE RADIO TOWER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MARKED TOWER AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N32889 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810716053719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716053719I), Jul 16, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N32889), Denver, CO. Nose wheel shimmy on landing, tire went flat had previous air leak.

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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