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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA36285 · Atmore, AL · August 22, 1989

Date
August 22, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place
Atmore, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LLEG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57581
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89DKJ10
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,271 total818 in this make and model192 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 too low into field to be sprayed. Wheels caught in crop and aircraft crashed.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED TOO LOW INTO FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. WHEELS CAUGHT IN CROP AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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