19880724035479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Wendell, MN · July 24, 1988

Date
July 24, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
Wendell, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6590Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DER04
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
223 total23 in this make and model51 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.

Struck wires and trees while practicing low level flight to apply for an ag operations certificate.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES AND TREES WHILE PRACTICING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT TO APPLY FOR AN AG OPERATIONS CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

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