- Date
- August 22, 1988, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- La Grange, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8819LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880822035099A
- Case key
- 7559
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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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the spray boom collided with a tree, resulting in the left aileron being jammed in an uncontrollable position. The acft impacted in a field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8819L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 255323
- Airframe hours
- 3,211
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wa Lu Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- WALU · Farmville, NC
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
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 N8819L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.