# Accident 19840719034069A: Piper PA25235, Pollard, AR, July 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pollard, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.4299° N, 90.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4299&lon=-90.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815L-2010-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719034069A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE SPRAYING BEAN FIELD. PILOT WAS AWARE OF LINES BUT WING MADE CONTACT.

## 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 MKC84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA223), Jul 19, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N8815L), Pollard, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N8815L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750507009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750507009809A), May 7, 1975: Piper PA25235 (N8815L), Chanute, KS, Substantial damage. Struck guide wire on takeoff from narrow road.

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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