20200923009399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25 · Floral City, FL · September 23, 2020

Date: September 23, 2020 · 08:10 local
Place: Floral City, FL
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 344G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6106Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA330
Reported as: Piper PA-25
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,553 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N6106ZRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Piper PA-25S/N 25-123 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-25 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

An aircraft operated by consolidated ag pilot services, LLC was providing aerial application services by spraying pesticides in hay fields 2.2 miles south of citrus county airport (kinf) in the town of Floral City, Florida. During one of the west to east runs, the aircraft impacted a dead tree, then the aircraft impacted the ground in a tree line adjacent to the field. The sole occupant, the pilot, perished.

As the FAA filed it

AN AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY CONSOLIDATED AG PILOT SERVICES, LLC WAS PROVIDING AERIAL APPLICATION SERVICES BY SPRAYING PESTICIDES IN HAY FIELDS 2.2 MILES SOUTH OF CITRUS COUNTY AIRPORT (KINF) IN THE TOWN OF FLORAL CITY, FLORIDA. DURING ONE OF THE WEST TO EAST RUNS, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DEAD TREE, THEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A TREE LINE ADJACENT TO THE FIELD. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, PERISHED.

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 ERA20LA330Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFloral City, FLThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tree while flying towards the rising sun during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a collision with the tree and a subsequent loss of airplane control.Sep 23, 2020 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6106Z · 1

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

Incident 20170101000659ITakeoff: Climb Out · Arcadia, FLOn January 01, 2017 at approximated 15:00 local time, a Piper , PA-25 aircraft struck a secondary power line on the field near Arcadia airport, FL. This event took place while the pilot was practicing crop spraying and accidentally struck a power line wire…Jan 1, 2017 · No damage