# Accident 19921120047639A: Piper PA28151, Manhattan, IL, November 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Manhattan, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4204° N, 87.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4204&lon=-87.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44515, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44515-1996-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,577 total, 114 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA039), Nov 20, 1992: Piper PA-28-151 (N44515), Manhattan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT.

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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