19790715016309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Belvidere, SD · July 15, 1979

Date
July 15, 1979 · 18:15 local
Place
Belvidere, SD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8628L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FTK20
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540G1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
625 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Eng. Connect. Rod failed during spray run. Unable to see ground due to oil on windshield, smoke. Hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENG. CONNECT. ROD FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN. UNABLE TO SEE GROUND DUE TO OIL ON WINDSHIELD, SMOKE. HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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