Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-180 N7293W

7 October 1988 · Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 October 1988 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7293W was involved in an accident near Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
41.3200, -77.7405
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N7293W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lock Haven → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC89FA006

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

IMPROPER VFR PROCEDURES THE PILOT'S VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS IMPROPER AND HE COLLIDED WITH A STATIC WIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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