19860730036669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-260 · Hershey, NE · July 30, 1986

Date
July 30, 1986 · 17:45 local
Place
Hershey, NE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9641P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86LA163
Reported as
Piper PA25260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540G1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,835 total1,150 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During spray swath aircraft encountered a dust devil which caused wheel to catch in corn. Aircraft impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SPRAY SWATH AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL WHICH CAUSED WHEEL TO CATCH IN CORN. AIRCRAFT 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.