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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA36285 · Fergus Falls, MN · August 23, 1985

Date: August 23, 1985 · 16:15 local
Place: Fergus Falls, MN
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40920
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85LA358
Reported as: Piper PA36285
Reported engine: Continental 6285C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 381 total104 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pulled up to avoid a row of trees and stalled into trees. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

PULLED UP TO AVOID A ROW OF TREES AND STALLED INTO TREES. IMPACTED 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.

NTSB CHI85LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFergus Falls, MNWhen the plt entered a steep right turn at the end of a swath run the acft began to loose alt so the plt added full pwr and leveled the wings. When the acft was close to the ground and slow the plt noticed a row of trees along the flt path. During a pull up…Aug 23, 1985 · Substantial damage