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FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Dalhart, TX · May 28, 2025

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Date
May 28, 2025 · 16:00 local
Place
Dalhart, TX
Airport
Dalhart Municiple
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N741DF
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
TCM Cont TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,154 total
N741DFRegistered now · Cessna 414S/N 414-0633 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelTCM Cont TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 28, 2025, at approximately 1600, a Cessna 414G, lost the rack that holds the cloud seeding flares off the right wing. The rack struck the tip of the r/h horizontal stab. The aircraft was being operated on an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from dht on may 28, 2025, at approximately 1530.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 28, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600, A CESSNA 414G, LOST THE RACK THAT HOLDS THE CLOUD SEEDING FLARES OFF THE RIGHT WING. THE RACK STRUCK THE TIP OF THE R/H HORIZONTAL STAB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DHT ON MAY 28, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530.