# Incident 20001012019459I: Aviat A1A, Pinedale, WY, October 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503MZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503MZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012019459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING LOW TO LOOK OVER SOME PROPERTY, THE A/C STRUCK A POWERLINE GUIDE WIRE AT APPROX. 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N503MZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980128002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980128002739A), Jan 28, 1998: Chris A1 (N503MZ), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control landing gusty wind. Dragged wing. Lsot control. Exited rwy down an embankment. Wind low time in type. (.4)the pilot said that although he had…

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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