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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Greenville, NC · August 21, 1984

Date: August 21, 1984 · 19:41 local
Place: Greenville, NC
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4851Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL84LA264
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,750 total1,810 in this make and model251 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.

Pilot blamed a wind gust put him on his back on a vertical turn around. Aircraft stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BLAMED A WIND GUST PUT HIM ON HIS BACK ON A VERTICAL TURN AROUND. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL84LA264Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenville, NCThe plt made a steep turn after completing a low pass and spraying a field. Plt stated that while in the turn the acft encountered wind gust that rolled the acft inverted. The acft stalled. The plt was able to roll out of inverted before ground collision.Aug 21, 1984 · Substantial damage