# Accident 20041201029629A: Piper PA18150, Jal, NM, December 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2004, 07:40 local time
- Place: Jal, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0650° N, 103.5583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0650&lon=-103.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,589 total, 8,800 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05TA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05TA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041201029629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 1, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 0740 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N734, A PIPER PA-18-150 AIRCRAFT, STRUCK AN ABANDONED POWER LINE DURING LANDING WHILE PERFORMING COYOTE POPULATION REDUCTION FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA). THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT 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 DEN05TA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05TA033), Dec 1, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N734), Jal, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. Contributing factors include the power lines, the sun glare, the pilot's reduced visual lookout, the pilot’s improper in-flight…

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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