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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Wheatland, WY · July 2, 1983

Date
July 2, 1983 · 13:36 local
Place
Wheatland, WY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6850Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA156
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
597 total71 in this make and model0 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.

Near vertical impact indicates aircraft stalled prior to impact. Was spraying in area without an ag certificate.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED PRIOR TO IMPACT. WAS SPRAYING IN AREA WITHOUT AN AG CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

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