- Date
- August 21, 1984, 19:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4851YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840821042279A
- Case key
- 6527
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Low pass - performed
Maneuver - initiated
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt made a steep turn after completing a low pass and spraying a field. Plt stated that while in the turn the acft encountered wind gust that rolled the acft inverted. The acft stalled. The plt was able to roll out of inverted before ground collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4851Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254651
- Airframe hours
- 4,314
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Robert C. Langston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 9, 1984 · 201 hours before
- Departed
- Farmville, NC
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,750 total · 1,810 in this make and model · 3,668 as pilot in command · 251 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.