# NTSB CHI81DEM24: Piper PA-25, N82539, Langston, MI, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Langston, MI · LANGSTON, MI
- Location: 43.3139° N, 85.2439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3139&lon=-85.2439&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1329   81/7/3  NR.LANGSTON,MI        PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1640
        TIME - 0800                    N82539              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  925                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD STEEP APCH PATH,STRUCK GND DRG FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N82539 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810703038559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038559A), Jul 3, 1981: Piper PA25235, Langston, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled while trying to pull out of excessive descent rate at start of spray run.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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