- Date
- August 13, 1984, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- New Rockford, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6431ZPiper PA-25-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840813040239A
- Case key
- 16461
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Judgment - poor
Analysis
Plt stated, 'on spray run. Got to close to sunflowers. When I started hitting them on the landing gear the plane slowed down and didn't have enough speed or power to get out so the plane landed in the sunflower field in about 50 yards.' Substantial damage resulted to the landing gear, wings, prop, and fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6431Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-584
- Airframe hours
- 3,425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-230-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Rodney J. Settelmeyer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 28, 1984
- Departed
- New Rockford, ND
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 446 total · 109 in this make and model · 376 as pilot in command · 127 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JMS, 73 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.