# Accident 19950613018019A: Piper PA28R200, Bay City, MI, June 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5996° N, 83.9495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5996&lon=-83.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5256T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256T-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613018019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER LINE FLYING LOW OVER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. (-23) PILOT RENTED AIRCRAFT FROM LOCAL FBO. WAS FLYING LOW OVER HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND STRUCK POWERLINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED. 3 PAX ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA178), Jun 13, 1995: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5256T), Bay City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES AND HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING.

## Other reports on N5256T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19981124032499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124032499A), Nov 24, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N5256T), Hancock, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 24, 1998, at 2050 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N5256T, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while taxiing for…
- [Incident 19800426046369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046369I), Apr 26, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N5256T), Freemont, MI, Minor damage. Pilot says he extended gear but failed to check lights and horn. Horn found to be working.

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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