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FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Clear Lake, SD · August 6, 1986

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Date
August 6, 1986 · 19:35 local
Place
Clear Lake, SD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RGGG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7121Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FTK04
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total45 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
N7121ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-2920Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Agricultural pilot failed to maintain a safe altitude and struck crops. Aircraft exploded and burned.

As the FAA filed it

AGRICULTURAL PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE AND STRUCK CROPS. AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AND BURNED.

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 DEN86FTK04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportClear Lake, SDThere was a power line across the approach to the field being treated. The plt reports that he got too low during the flare out for entry to the swath run. The wheels contacted the sunflower crop and the acft impacted the ground. A fire developed during…Aug 7, 1986 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7121Z · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19830630028189ALow Level Operations · Brandt, SDCrash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit while conducting aerial application flight.Jun 30, 1983 · Substantial damageIncident 19820703039579ILow Level Operations · Lemmon, SDAg aircraft stalled during turn around from a spray run. Struck ground in level flight.Jul 3, 1982 · Minor damageAccident 19780814020919ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Arnold, NEAug 14, 1978 · Substantial damage