# Accident 20130427006379A: Piper PA-28R-180, Norfolk, NE, April 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9822° N, 97.3831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9822&lon=-97.3831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3970T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970T-2015-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 41 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427006379A

## Narrative

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

N3970T DEPARTED NORFOLK (OFK) NE AT 2005 CDT VFR.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AT APPROX. 23 FEET AGL 2 MILES EAST OF OFK AT APPROX. 2010 CDT WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  N3970T IMPACTED THE GROUND ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH EAST OF THE POWER LINE IMPACT POINT.

## 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 CEN13FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA241), Apr 28, 2013: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3970T), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid 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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