- Date
- March 1, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Griffin, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4732YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820301001429A
- Case key
- 69189
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was hired to perform for the filming of an agricultural spraying operation. During one of the low passes the aircraft struck two of the ground crew. The cameraman received fatal injuries. Pieces of the wooden propeller, used to drive the spray pump, were found in the vicinity of the ground party's location.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4732Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4480
- Airframe hours
- 1,282
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Gene Scott
- Registered owner
- West Bolivar Flying Service
- Departed
- 6A2 · Griffin, GA
- Destination
- 6A2 · Griffin, GA
- Airport
- 6A2 · Griffin Spalding, runway 24, 2,300 × 300 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 0 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 0 ft unknown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4732Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.