- Date
- October 7, 1988, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Renovo, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7293WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881007045759A
- Case key
- 36251
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Probable cause
Improper VFR procedures the pilot's visual lookout was improper and he collided with a static wire.
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.
Analysis
The aircraft was flying east over the west branch of the susquehanna river when it collided with ground wires that crossed the river in a north-south direction. The wires were located aprx 200 feet above the river and are depicted on sectional and topographic charts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7293W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1137
- Airframe hours
- 2,754
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald E. Woodhouse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1988 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- LHV · Lock Haven, PA
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IPT, 38 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.