41.3743° N, 84.0679° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HENRY COUNTY (7W5), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 26, 1978 · 18:45 local
Place
Napolean, OH
Airport
Henry Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8721L
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
981 total82 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Overloaded spray plane unable to climb after takeoff. Landed in soft soil.
As the FAA filed it
OVERLOADED SPRAY PLANE UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN SOFT SOIL.