# Accident 19971231039889A: Piper PA28161, Boone, IA, December 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1997, 14:50 local time
- Place: Boone, IA
- Airport: Boone Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0490° N, 93.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0490&lon=-93.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8465F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8465F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971231039889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE 100 FEET AGL. MANAGED TO LAND SAFELY AT AIRPORT IN SPITE OF DAMAGE AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. (.4)WHILE FLYING LOW ALONG A RIVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED TRANSMISSION LINES, WHICH WERE ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT BACK BY THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI98LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA075), Dec 31, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N8465F), Boone, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while flying low over a river. The obstruction (power line) was a related factor.

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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