# Accident 19931026040719A: Piper PA28181, Woonsocket, SD, October 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1993, 09:50 local time
- Place: Woonsocket, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0501° N, 98.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0501&lon=-98.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39952-1994-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931026040719A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED OVER FRIENDS VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. STRUCK WIRES CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI94LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA024), Oct 26, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N39952), Woonsocket, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot misjudging the airplane's clearance under the wires. Factors related to the accident were the performance of a low pass and the wires which were contacted.

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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