# Accident 19930611017989A: Piper PA36375, Mclaughlin, SD, June 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1993, 08:15 local time
- Place: Mclaughlin, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RCHG
- Location: 45.8101° N, 100.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8101&lon=-100.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3890E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720D1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,542 total, 2,232 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930611017989A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO CLIMB OVER WIRES END OF SPRAY RUN. BELEIVED UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES, ELECTED TO GO UNDER BUT STRUCK 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 CHI93LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA203), Jun 11, 1993: Piper PA-36 (N3890E), Mc Laughlin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE.

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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