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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Hondo, TX · June 8, 1982

Date
June 8, 1982 · 18:12 local
Place
Hondo, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7344Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FRG36
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,010 total530 in this make and model20 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.

Misjudged distance, struck trees on pull up from a spray run. Airplane burned after ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED DISTANCE, STRUCK TREES ON PULL UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. AIRPLANE BURNED AFTER GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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