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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Yankton, SD · April 24, 1993

Date
April 24, 1993 · 15:00 local
Place
Yankton, SD
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5548W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA148
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,833 total36 in this make and model55 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.

Struck wires severing a wing during forced landing demo. Descended below wires. Strong wind blew them into wires.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES SEVERING A WING DURING FORCED LANDING DEMO. DESCENDED BELOW WIRES. STRONG WIND BLEW THEM INTO WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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