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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25 · Lake Elmo, MN · May 31, 1981

Date
May 31, 1981 · 11:35 local
Place
Lake Elmo, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6140Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FER39
Reported as
Piper PA25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,475 total548 in this make and model25 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 hit trees during spraying operation.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT HIT TREES 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.

Other reports on N6140Z · 1

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