# Incident 20090814017569I: Lehigh, IA, August 14, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2009, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lehigh, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3582° N, 94.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehigh, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3582&lon=-94.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090814017569I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE STUTTERED AS HE WAS FLYING SUTH IN THE RIVER BED.  HE BANKED EAST AS IT WAS CLOSEST TO DRY GROUND.  HE STRUCK A POWER LINE AND LANDED IN THE TREES.

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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