# Accident 19951021033609A: Piper PA22, Battle Mountain, NV, October 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4693° N, 117.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4693&lon=-117.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1845A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1845A-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951021033609A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TRASMISSION LINES LANDING ON A PRIVATE RANCH ROAD. LOST CONTROL. IMPACT ON ROAD.COLLAPSED GEAR. HIT FENCE.

## 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 LAX96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA018), Oct 21, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N1845A), Battle Mountain, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid utility transmission wires suspended across the final approach flight path.

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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