19850806036849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Red Lake Falls, MN · August 6, 1985

Date
August 6, 1985 · 07:00 local
Place
Red Lake Falls, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2350Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA336
Reported as
Piper PA36300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,677 total459 in this make and model189 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.

During spray run aircraft went under wires. Tail struck wires and separated rudder and vertical fin.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SPRAY RUN AIRCRAFT WENT UNDER WIRES. TAIL STRUCK WIRES AND SEPARATED RUDDER AND VERTICAL FIN.

NTSB investigation

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