# Accident 19810604031399A: Piper PA25150, Vidalia, GA, June 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vidalia, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2121° N, 82.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2121&lon=-82.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6289Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6289Z-2005-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 95 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604031399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK TREES ON SPRAY RUN. REMAINTED AIRBORNE. LANDED SAFELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81DKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG21), Jun 4, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N6289Z), Vidalia, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6289Z (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050705018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050705018969A), Jul 5, 2005: Piper PA25 (N6289Z), Cape May, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated: he departed JY04 at approximately 1100 hours local time. After picking up the banner, I proceeded down the bay southbound while…
- [Incident 19920819038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819038339I), Aug 19, 1992: Piper PA25 (N6289Z), Wildwood, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot ran out of fuel while flying a banner tow operation. Forced landing.
- [Incident 19810205011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810205011729I), Feb 5, 1981: Piper PA25 (N6289Z), Prentiss, MS, Minor damage. During taxi operation propellor hit the horizontal stabilizer of another aircraft due to wheel went into a hole.
- [Incident 19801214084429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214084429I), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA25 (N6289Z), Prentiss, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxied into parked aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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