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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Sulphur Springs, MT · July 11, 1989

Date
July 11, 1989 · 14:45 local
Place
Sulphur Springs, MT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WMFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6663Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA167
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,674 total2,000 in this make and model330 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.

Settled into ground impact turning downwind in a spray run turn around. Downdraft off a nearby hill.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO GROUND IMPACT TURNING DOWNWIND IN A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. DOWNDRAFT OFF A NEARBY HILL.

NTSB investigation

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