- Date
- July 11, 1983, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hopeful, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7019ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830711029409A
- Case key
- 6123
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during a turn around while conducting an aerial application operation. The pilot was spraying soy beans and was performing a turn when he stalled the acft without sufficient alt to recover. The pilot said there was no problem with the acft or engine. The temperature of the day was 95 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7019Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2774
- Airframe hours
- 1,112
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Maxwell Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1982
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 460 total · 166 in this make and model · 166 as pilot in command · 192 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.