- Date
- May 31, 1982, 20:30 local (Jun 1, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Glendive, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4589YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820531020309A
- Case key
- 70840
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he had just loaded the sprayer and had made one pass downhill. At the end of the field, he started a left turn to make an uphill pass. The pilot stated that he got into bad air or down slope air and started to dump the chemical but it did not help. The aircraft struck the ground, and after crashing, it began to burn. The accident occurred at dusk. The pilot suffered a broken ankle and facial lacerations. He reported that he stayed at the crash site until the next morning and then got to a hospital. The density altitude was about 3200 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4589Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4270
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Irvin Moline
- Registered owner
- Irvin Moline
- Departed
- Glendive, MT
- Destination
- Glendive, MT
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
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,990 total · 60 in this make and model · 1,357 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.