19850419076029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Walnut Grove, CA · April 19, 1985

Date
April 19, 1985 · 11:40 local
Place
Walnut Grove, CA
Airport
Spezia
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9636P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA216
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Flew into the ground during a turn after spraying run. No mechanical malfunction found. Had complained of diarrhea.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE GROUND DURING A TURN AFTER SPRAYING RUN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND. HAD COMPLAINED OF DIARRHEA.

NTSB investigation

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