# Accident 19950728021139A: Piper PA25235, Oklee, MN, July 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Oklee, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.8295° N, 95.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8295&lon=-95.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7797Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728021139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DISTRACTED BY FLAGGER. CRASHED. BURNED. (-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING FIELD AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC FLAGGER. ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND FAILED TO CLEAR SOME TREES AND CRASHED IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER CRASH. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN CRASH. COUNSELED PILOT ON THE HAZARDS OF LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND AERIAL APPLICATION. MATTER CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 CHI95LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA245), Jul 28, 1995: Piper PA-25-235 (N7797Z), Oklee, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain clearance with trees. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the pilot's diverted attention.

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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