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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Scotland Neck, NC · August 17, 1982

Date: August 17, 1982 · 17:15 local
Place: Scotland Neck, NC
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9780P
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82FLJ08
Reported as: Piper PA25260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540G1A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 270 total150 in this make and model192 in the last 90 days

N9780PRegistered now · Piper PA-25-260S/N 25-7556068 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag aircraft crashed into tree during spraying operation.

As the FAA filed it

AG AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREE DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL82FLJ08Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportScotland Neck, NCDuring the fourth swath run the acft struck a 60-foot tree approximately 5 ft from the top.Aug 17, 1982 · Substantial damage