# Accident 19980405006039A: Namer HARVARD2, Weiner, AR, April 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Weiner, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6098° N, 90.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6098&lon=-90.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92871 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARD2
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405006039A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE, WEINER, AR (.4)WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF A LOCAL CAR RACING DRAG STRIP, LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN UNMARKED WIRE. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, FLEW DIRECT TO AN AIRPORT, AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE RUDDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND THE FABRIC ON THE RUDDER WAS TORN. LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOUND A BALL OF WIRE IN THE ENGINE COWLING.        (-23) WHILE OPERATING AT A LOW ALTITUDE THE PILOT STRUCK A POWERLINE SEVERING THE UPPER RUDDER PORTION OF THE TAIL SECTION.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUR FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW98LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA175), Apr 5, 1998: North American Harvard 2 (N92871), Weiner, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires.

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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