19870214002769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Williams, CA · February 14, 1987

Date
February 14, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Williams, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7162Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVG02
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,800 total3,700 in this make and model30 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.

The wing of the agricultural spray aircraft hit a canal and nosed over on landing. Pilot misjudged clearances.

As the FAA filed it

THE WING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT HIT A CANAL AND NOSED OVER ON LANDING. PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCES.

NTSB investigation

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