- Date
- July 26, 1982, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leonard, ND
- NTSB coordinates
- 45.4402, -110.1996 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4461YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820726031489A
- Case key
- 71413
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 stated the engine lost power as he pulled up from the final spray run. The aircraft wing contacted a tree and a forced landing was made in a barley field. Post flight exam showed no reason for the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4461Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254111
- Airframe hours
- 4,626
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Randy Rottenberger
- Registered owner
- Randy Rottenberger
- Departed
- GWR · Gwinner, ND
- Destination
- Leonard, ND
- Airport
- 90Y · Leonard Municipal
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,478 total · 494 in this make and model · 2,323 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 145 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 20 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.