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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Manhattan, IL · November 20, 1992

Date
November 20, 1992 · 10:30 local
Place
Manhattan, IL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44515
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA039
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,577 total114 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered windshear on pipeline patrol. Struck powerline on sudden downdraft. Landed due to vibration.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON PIPELINE PATROL. STRUCK POWERLINE ON SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. LANDED DUE TO VIBRATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.