# Accident 19930424010539A: Piper PA28160, Yankton, SD, April 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8803° N, 97.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8803&lon=-97.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5548W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548W-2005-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,833 total, 36 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA148), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA-28-160 (N5548W), Yankton, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE. GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR.

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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