- Date
- August 6, 1985, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Red Lake Falls, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2350YPiper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850806036849A
- Case key
- 13182
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted wires during an aerial application flt. The plt stated he was maintaining extra alt to avoid tall weeds and the clearance below the wires was misjudged. The wires severed the vertical fin and rudder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2350Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-8160014
- Airframe hours
- 1,051
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Nauman Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1985 · 300 hours before
- Departed
- D81 · Red Lake Falls, MN
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,677 total · 459 in this make and model · 6,600 as pilot in command · 189 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.