ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286730
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Date: | Monday 3 August 2009 |
Time: | 07:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-25-235 |
Owner/operator: | Hoppe Air Service LLC |
Registration: | N6701Z |
MSN: | 25-2308 |
Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5900 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Royal, Iowa -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Spencer Municipal Airport, IA (SPW/KSPW) |
Destination airport: | Spencer Municipal Airport, IA (SPW/KSPW) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aerial application airplane, while spraying a field, descended into crops and sustained substantial damage on impact with the crops. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crop during an aerial application maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN09CA483 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA483
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Oct-2022 15:09 |
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