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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Peetz, CO · July 12, 1984

Date
July 12, 1984 · 09:30 local
Place
Peetz, CO
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6484Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84FA219
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total650 in this make and model123 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.

Misjudged aircrafts ability to climb over powerlines at end of spraying run. Struck line, nosed into ground.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED AIRCRAFTS ABILITY TO CLIMB OVER POWERLINES AT END OF SPRAYING RUN. STRUCK LINE, NOSED INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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