# Accident 19980731019129A: Post A, Coloma, WI, July 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1998, 20:22 local time
- Place: Coloma, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0294° N, 89.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0294&lon=-89.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8991H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: POST A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731019129A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 31, 1998, AT 2022 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A NAVION A, N8991H, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN WHILE CRUISING AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL, 2 MILES SOUTH OF COLOMA, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE - STRUCK A POWER LINE AND IMPACTED ON INTERSTATE HWY 51 - COLOMA, WI.   PILOT AND AIRCRAFT TIMES ARE INCONSISTENT AND/OR UNKNOWN.  NO INDICATION OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURES.

## 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 CHI98FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA287), Aug 1, 1998: Navion A (N8991H), Coloma, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude, and his failure to maintain adequate visual lookout to see and avoid obstructions. The transmission wire was a contributing 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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