# Accident 19830526021269A: Piper PA25235, Jay, FL, May 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1983, 11:17 local time
- Place: Jay, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9505° N, 87.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9505&lon=-87.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6770Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6770Z-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 697 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526021269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND CRASHED INTO TREE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION.

## 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 MIA83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA147), May 26, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N6770Z), Jay, FL, 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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