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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Moultrie, GA · August 31, 1979

Date
August 31, 1979 · 16:15 local
Place
Moultrie, GA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9512P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLA49
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total325 in this make and model300 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.

Struck powerline during ag operation. Aircraft wing fuel cell ignited by impact with wire.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING AG OPERATION. AIRCRAFT WING FUEL CELL IGNITED BY IMPACT WITH WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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