19730517012459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Tonkawa, OK · May 17, 1973

Date: May 17, 1973
Place: Tonkawa, OK
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6197Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW73DPJ19
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total400 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

N6197ZRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 1973 · Piper PA-25S/N 25-231 Airframe modelPiper PA-25

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt flew acft less than 3FT above grnd lft wng caught wheat in fld adjacnt to alfalfa fld sprayed

As the FAA filed it

PLT FLEW ACFT LESS THAN 3FT ABOVE GRND LFT WNG CAUGHT WHEAT IN FLD ADJACNT TO ALFALFA FLD SPRAYED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW73DPJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedTonkawa, OKMay 17, 1973 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6197Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19730711020839ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Tonkawa, OKCalf ran onto rwy. Plt reduced pwr & dumped load,then cont tkof. Hit pwr line 25FT AGL.rwy edge clr.Jul 11, 1973 · Destroyed