# Accident 20090730013149A: Piper PA28151, Purcell, OK, July 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: Purcell, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9928° N, 97.3422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9928&lon=-97.3422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41930-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090730013149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS FLYING AT A LOW LEVEL DOWN THE CANADIAN RIVER WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED WITH POWER LINES RUNNING EAST TO WEST.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO THE RIVER AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN09CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA479), Jul 31, 2009: Piper PA28-151 (N41930), Purcell, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the power lines.

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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