# NTSB CHI83LA243: Piper PA-25, N7221L, Roseau, MN, June 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Roseau, MN
- Coordinates: 48.840633, -95.759574 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8406&lon=-95.7596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA243

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING A PULL-UP FROM A SWATH RUN. THE PLT REPORTED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7221L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7221L), registered now, S/N 25-7405584, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 1400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Kurt Woidtke
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 1983
- Departed: ROSEAU, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 8,035 total, 1,325 in this make and model, 8,000 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19830606022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606022469A), Jun 6, 1983: Piper PA25235, Roseau, MN, Destroyed. A wing hooked a powerline on a pullup from a spray run. Crash landed.

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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