# Accident 20050821019109A: Piper PA25235, Colquitt, GA, August 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2005, 17:05 local time
- Place: Colquitt, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1711° N, 84.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1711&lon=-84.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7399Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7399Z-2017-10-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821019109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2005, AT 2105Z, AIRCRAFT N7399Z, MODEL PA-25-235 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAYING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION AFTER THE APPLICATION OF CHEMICALS ONTO THE FIELD. THIS CAUSED THE PIC TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH ONE FATALITY. PIC WORKED 10 TO 14 HOURS A DAY WITH NO DAY OFF SINCE JUNE 3, 2005. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A WITNESS STATEMENT FROM A PILOT WHO PERSONALLY KNEW THE PIC.

## 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 ATL05LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA149), Aug 21, 2005: Piper PA-25-235 (N7399Z), Colquitt, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance from obstacles while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and subsequent uncontrolled descent…

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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