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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Montrose, SD · August 26, 1983

Date
August 26, 1983 · 08:30 local
Place
Montrose, SD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4473Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA199
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
763 total432 in this make and model120 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.

Ag pilot hit guide cables during aerial application operation. Fire occurred after crash.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT HIT GUIDE CABLES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. FIRE OCCURRED AFTER CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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