19800621022939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · South Haven, MI · June 21, 1980

Date
June 21, 1980 · 07:10 local
Place
South Haven, MI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7278Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEM30
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
753 total157 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Failed to reduce sink rate on descent over field for a spray run. Wheels caught in crop.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO REDUCE SINK RATE ON DESCENT OVER FIELD FOR A SPRAY RUN. WHEELS CAUGHT IN CROP.

NTSB investigation

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