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Piper PA-28-161 N2220Y

11 November 1983 · Albion, Nebraska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 11 November 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2220Y was involved in an accident near Albion, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Albion, Nebraska, United States
Coordinates
41.6794, -98.0005
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N2220Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lincoln → Valentine
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC84FA019

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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