19810713040749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Fadette, AL · July 13, 1981

Date
July 13, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Fadette, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2220M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKJ24
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,404 total47 in this make and model45 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 aircraft hit tree and crashed. Not known if pilot was making swath run or recon run prior to spraying.

As the FAA filed it

AG AIRCRAFT HIT TREE AND CRASHED. NOT KNOWN IF PILOT WAS MAKING SWATH RUN OR RECON RUN PRIOR TO SPRAYING.

NTSB investigation

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