19780521011679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Blythe, CA · May 21, 1978

Date
May 21, 1978
Place
Blythe, CA
Airport
Duster Strip
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7170Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX78FUG28
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,322 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Dusting melons

As the FAA filed it

DUSTING MELONS

NTSB investigation

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