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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Idalou, TX · September 8, 1981

Date
September 8, 1981 · 11:50 local
Place
Idalou, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8726L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQG61
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,360 total400 in this make and model300 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.

Struck phone wire with rudder on ag run. Flipped over on emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK PHONE WIRE WITH RUDDER ON AG RUN. FLIPPED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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