# Accident 20060803022979A: Piper PA25235, Underwood, ND, August 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Underwood, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WJUG
- Location: 47.3531° N, 101.0272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3531&lon=-101.0272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4693Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4693Y) (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 O540B2A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,482 total, 0 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803022979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 3RD, 2006, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PIPER PA 25, N4693Y, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING HIT A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 FOR AERIAL APPLICATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNDERWOOD, NORTH DAKOTA.

## 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 CHI06LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA223), Aug 3, 2006: Piper PA-25-235 (N4693Y), Underwood, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line during the aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N4693Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930820030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820030079A), Aug 20, 1993: Piper PA25235 (N4693Y), Washburn, ND, Substantial damage. Lost power during a spray run. On landing struck fence posts. Left magneto impulse coupling failed. Bad right mag.

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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