19801001066969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Paducah, KY · October 1, 1980

Date
October 1, 1980 · 12:00 local
Place
Paducah, KY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7243Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DLQ01
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,451 total122 in this make and model212 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.

Ag pilot got too low and caught wheels in high vegetation during spraying operation.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT GOT TOO LOW AND CAUGHT WHEELS IN HIGH VEGETATION DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

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