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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Conrad, MT · June 20, 1989

Date
June 20, 1989 · 06:30 local
Place
Conrad, MT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PZRG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7001Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89DTI01
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total1,400 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A wing struck the ground during ag operations and aircraft cartwheeled killing pilot. Too much wind for low flying.

As the FAA filed it

A WING STRUCK THE GROUND DURING AG OPERATIONS AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED KILLING PILOT. TOO MUCH WIND FOR LOW FLYING.

NTSB investigation

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