# Incident 20061123027069I: Piper J3C65, Vinton, IA, November 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2006, 15:20 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1631° N, 92.0262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1631&lon=-92.0262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2646K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2646K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123027069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR A FARM. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AND HIT A FENCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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