- Date
- November 11, 1983, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albion, NE
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2220YPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831111056819A
- Case key
- 33503
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Vfr flight into imc - continuedCause
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Altitude - inadequateCause
Object - guy wireFactor
Analysis
The acft collided with a tv transmitter tower guy wire. Witnesses stated that clouds were obscuring the top of the 1,134 ft tall tower. The acft was about 750 ft AGL when the collision occurred. The tower was not equipped with high intensity obstruction lights. Marginal VFR ceilings were forecast.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2220Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-79163
- Airframe hours
- 2,545
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lincoln Aviation Institute Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 11, 1983 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- LNK · Lincoln, NE
- Destination
- VTN · Valentine, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 3 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.