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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25 · Lodgepole, NE · August 3, 1981

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Date: August 3, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place: Lodgepole, NE
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70612
Reported as: Piper PA25
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,884 total265 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N70612Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 17621 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel during a spray run. Crash-landed in plowed field.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A SPRAY RUN. CRASH-LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.