19840915049049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Canton, SD · September 15, 1984

Date
September 15, 1984 · 14:30 local
Place
Canton, SD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7236Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA280
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total529 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.

Pilot attempted to duck under powerline at the last minute and aircraft contacted corn which dragged it to ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUCK UNDER POWERLINE AT THE LAST MINUTE AND AIRCRAFT CONTACTED CORN WHICH DRAGGED IT TO 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.