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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Pickwick Dam, TN · April 28, 1981

Date
April 28, 1981 · 19:00 local
Place
Pickwick Dam, TN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7682Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLT07
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total400 in this make and model85 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.

Engine quit during spray run. Crash-landed in adjacent field. Found water in fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASH-LANDED IN ADJACENT FIELD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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