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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Healdsburg, CA · May 4, 1983

Date: May 4, 1983 · 08:10 local
Place: Healdsburg, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4709Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA213
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total5,000 in this make and model30 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.

Aircraft hit anchor wires and crashed during aerial application operation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT ANCHOR WIRES AND CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION 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 LAX83LA213Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHealdsburg, CABefore starting his dusting operation, the plt had observed the grape vineyard & made plans to begin on the following day. He reported observing the power lines that were suspended across the vineyard. However, he did not notice the anchor wire that was…May 4, 1983 · Destroyed