# Incident 20080727843559I: Stnson SR9E, Algona, IA, July 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2008, 13:14 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0763° N, 94.2321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Algona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0763&lon=-94.2321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SR-9E (registry code 8631518, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-9e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760E-2 (registry code 67011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON SR9E
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R760E2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 260 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727843559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DESCENDED TO LOW ALTITUDE (APPROX 100 FT) TO OBSERVE A DISPLAY OF ANTIQUE TRACTORS.  AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AND BROKE HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL LINES.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ALGONA, IOWA AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N83K (1)

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

- [Accident 20170722012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722012589A), Jul 22, 2017: Stinson SR-9E (N83K), St Joseph, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he, and 2 pax departed the family farm, landed at Algona Municipal Airport (axa), took on fuel and then departed for a sight-seeing flight in…

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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