# NTSB DEN80FTG12: Piper PA-25, N9706P, Englevale, ND, June 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1980
- Place: Englevale, ND · ENGLEVALE, ND
- Location: 46.3912° N, 97.9038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englevale, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3912&lon=-97.9038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1334   80/6/3  NR.ENGLEVALE,ND       PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500
        TIME - 1145                    N9706P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ENGLEVALE,ND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1352                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9706P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706P-1983-02-16), registration cancelled 1983-02-16, S/N 25-7556022 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800603017059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603017059A), Jun 3, 1980: Piper PA25235, Englevale, ND, Destroyed. Ag plane observed in vertical pullup from a spray run. Wing hit trees before vertical impact. Gusty surface winds.

## Other investigations on N9706P (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA76FKG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG99), Aug 26, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N9706P), Albany, GA, substantial damage

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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