19890614015589A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Auxvasse, MO · June 14, 1989

Date
June 14, 1989 · 11:35 local
Place
Auxvasse, MO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WCVG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6579Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89DCA01
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
601 total143 in this make and model161 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.

Stalled and spun in on climbout from spray field. Pilot died in fire, had been exposed to highly toxic chemical.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND SPUN IN ON CLIMBOUT FROM SPRAY FIELD. PILOT DIED IN FIRE, HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICAL.

NTSB investigation

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