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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Preston, MD · June 1, 1989

Date
June 1, 1989 · 20:23 local
Place
Preston, MD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
MWSG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4497Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89DIG01
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,044 total264 in this make and model292 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.

Descended to fly under powerline during a swath run. Wheels caught in wheat. Dragged down hit ground and flipped.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED TO FLY UNDER POWERLINE DURING A SWATH RUN. WHEELS CAUGHT IN WHEAT. DRAGGED DOWN HIT GROUND AND FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

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