# Accident 19900622021979A: Piper PA25260, Hazelton, ND, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 08:10 local time
- Place: Hazelton, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MNKA
- Location: 46.4804° N, 100.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4804&lon=-100.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4988Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4988Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,310 total, 700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622021979A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE, CRASHED AND BURNED DURING A SPRAY RUN PULLUP. BLAMED GUSTY WIND.

## 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 DEN90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA140), Jun 22, 1990: Piper PA-25-260 (N4988Y), Hazelton, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERING.

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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