# Accident 19980623014819A: Piper PA36375, Stephen, MN, June 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1998, 12:09 local time
- Place: Stephen, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWCG
- Location: 48.4494° N, 96.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4494&lon=-96.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82585-1999-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980623014819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWRE LINE DURING PROCEDURE TURN. CRASHED. SUSPECT FAILED TO SURVEY FIELD PRIOR APPLICATION FLIGHT.Y (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FINISHING HIS LAST SPRAY RUN WHEN HE STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWER LINE PASSING BETWEEN A FARMYARD AND A TREE LINE NEAR THE RED RIVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE UPPER WIRE OF THE TWO WIRE SYSTEM. NO ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI98LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA216), Jun 23, 1998: Piper PA-36-375 (N82585), Stephen, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wire.

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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