# Accident 19960307012169A: Piper PA24250, Livingston, TN, March 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1996, 12:33 local time
- Place: Livingston, TN
- Airport: Livingston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3805° N, 85.3202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3805&lon=-85.3202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7913P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7913P-2001-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,880 total, 90 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307012169A

## Narrative

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

PROBLEMS WITH GEAR ON APPROACH. CIRCLED. PUMPED GEAR DOWN. STRUCK WIRES SHORT OFF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED SHORT.

## 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 ATL96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA058), Mar 7, 1996: Piper PA-24 (N7913P), Livingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid obstructions (electrical lines), while on final approach to land after encountering icing conditions and diverting to a new destination (alternate airport).

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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