# Accident 19890620016259A: Piper PA25235, Conrad, MT, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Conrad, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PZRG
- Location: 48.2005° N, 111.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2005&lon=-111.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7001Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7001Z-1992-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 1,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620016259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89DTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTI01), Jun 20, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N7001Z), Conrad, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE THE GUY WIRE IN TIME TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH IT.

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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