- Date
- August 26, 1983, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Montrose, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4473YPiper PA-25B-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830826044369A
- Case key
- 16145
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was spraying a field that was divided in half by a 60 foot high powerline. As he made a turn to enter the south side of the field, parallel to the powerlines, flying east into the sun, he struck the unseen guy cables out in the field. He struck the cables with the left wing tip which threw the plane into an uncontrollable roll to the left. The acft struck the ground with its nose and left side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4473Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25B-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254130
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2C5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gregory A. Kohlhof
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 14, 1983
- Departed
- MDS · Madison, SD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 763 total · 432 in this make and model · 662 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 21 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.