Accident · 2024-10-19

NTSB case WPR25LA021 · PIPER PA-11 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2024-10-19
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
PIPER PA-11 (N4846M)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires during the landing approach.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA021

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone79BasicMed (2024-09-04)10,800 total · 500 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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