# Accident 19990127000799A: Piper PA18150, Hyannis, NE, January 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1999, 15:19 local time
- Place: Hyannis, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9999° N, 101.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9999&lon=-101.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,434 total, 1,350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990127000799A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JANUARY 27, 1999, AT 1519 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N7188Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON INPACT WITH WIRES AND THE TERRAIN, ABOUT EIGHT MILES SOUTHWEST OF HYANNIS, NEBRASKA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AND DID NOT SEE THE WIRES PRIOR TO IMPACT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  DEPARTURE LOCATION AND TIME ARE UNKNOWN.                                               (.4) THE PILOT WAS CHECKING THE PASTURES WHEN HE SAW A PERSON FISHING. HE ENTERED A TURN TO WATCH THE PERSON DURING WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TRANSMISSION LINE. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE LINE, BUT HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT.

## 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 CHI99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA077), Jan 27, 1999: Piper PA-18-150 (N7188Z), Hyannis, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the transmission line. Factors associated with the accident were the transmission line, the low altitude at which the pilot was flying, and his diverted…

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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