# Accident 19930531015729A: Piper PA36300, Elbow Lake, MN, May 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1993, 17:54 local time
- Place: Elbow Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HMEG
- Location: 45.9893° N, 95.9697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9893&lon=-95.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2342Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2342Y-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 813 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531015729A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT ABOUT KNOWN POWER LINES END OF SPRAY RUN. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA185), May 31, 1993: Piper PA-36-400 (N2342Y), Elbow Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual outlook during aerial application manuevers.

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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