# Accident 19880507013059A: Piper PA25, Chase, KS, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 11:22 local time
- Place: Chase, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3509° N, 98.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3509&lon=-98.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6337Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6337Z-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507013059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT WIRES AND SPUN IN DURING AN AGRICULTURE SPRAY OPERATION. AIRCRAFT BURNED . PILOT DIED FROM BURNS IN ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC88DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ02), May 7, 1988: Piper PA-25-150 (N6337Z), Chase, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6337Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19810329013002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329013002A), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA25 (N6337Z), Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage. A Cessna 140, N72699, landed on top of subject aircraft as it leveled for landing. Believed 140 was going around.
- [Accident 19790525011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525011959A), May 25, 1979: Piper PA25 (N6337Z), Watson, MN, Substantial damage. Descended into field for spray run,hit ground,collapsed landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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