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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Bentonia, MS · July 30, 1981

Date
July 30, 1981 · 18:45 local
Place
Bentonia, MS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4883Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKQ24
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
531 total174 in this make and model174 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 allowed aircraft to hit tree during spray run. Aircraft crashed and burned.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO HIT TREE DURING SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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