20070512007889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Delta, UT · May 12, 2007

Date: May 12, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Delta, UT
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7739Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07LA163
Reported as: Piper PA25235
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7739ZRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2008 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3916 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was observed spraying a field with an insecticide. Aircraft went into a turn at low altitude at the end of the field and nose dived into the ground. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED SPRAYING A FIELD WITH AN INSECTICIDE. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS KILLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07LA163Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDelta, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.May 12, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7739Z · 1

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

Accident 19780616038869AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Mahnomen, MNJun 16, 1978 · Substantial damage