# Accident 19970209001469A: Piper PA22150, Madera, CA, February 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1997, 11:50 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9093° N, 120.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9093&lon=-120.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1900F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1900F-2001-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 334 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209001469A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE WIRES APPLYING POLLEN TO ORCHARD. NO AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATE.(.4) ON FEBRUARY 9, 1997, AT 1150 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N1900F, COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE WIRES NEAR MADERA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATOR CERTIFICATE UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS SPRAYING POLLEN ON AN ALMOND ORCHARD. THE PILOT STATED, "ON ENTRY OF THE TWELVTH [TWELFTH] PASS FROM WEST TO EAST I FAILED TO CLEAR [A] POWER LINE." THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE COLLISION.

## 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 LAX97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA100), Feb 9, 1997: Piper PA-22-150 (N1900F), Madera, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions and his inadequate visual outlook.

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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