- Date
- July 12, 1984, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Peetz, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6484ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840712031829A
- Case key
- 16228
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt had completed spraying around farm buildings for insect control. On first pass in crop area, the acft was observed to pull up over pwr lines at end of swath run but collided with overhead ground wire at top of multi- wire array. Acft then collided with ground in uncontrolled flight. Plt had performed a ground survey of the area prior to flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6484Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2003
- Airframe hours
- 1,828
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Russell M. Benson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 16, 1984 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- PUT · Sterling, CO
- Destination
- Peetz, CO
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 950 total · 650 in this make and model · 810 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 255° at 6 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.