# Accident 19820618023849A: Piper PA25235, Ripley, TN, June 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ripley, TN
- Airport: Arnold
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9034° N, 89.3973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Arnold Field (M31), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9034&lon=-89.3973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8544L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8544L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 428 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618023849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO DIVE UNDER UNFORESEEN WIRES ON A SPRAY RUN,STRUCK THE GROUND INSTEAD. INADEQUATE FIELD GROUND INSPECTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA171), Jun 18, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N8544L), Ripley, IN, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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