- Date
- July 12, 1985, 18:58 local (Jul 13, 1985, 00:58 UTC)
- Place
- Kiowa, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3030ZPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850713030959A
- Case key
- 16723
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a telephone wire and crashed. The plt admitted he had been flying over a boy scout ranch at 7500 ft MSL (about 500 ft AGL). He could not recall any other details. One witness said he saw the acft cross in front of his pickup truck at about 100 ft AGL and it appeared to him that the plt 'wig-wagged his wings'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3030Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287990410
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Associates Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Daly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1985 · 8,293 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 355 total · 1 in this make and model · 286 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.