- Date
- June 28, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stanley, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3574ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840628046029A
- Case key
- 16477
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was spraying a field with 2 power lines at the north edge. He had been making passes under the wires, but where 2 poles were too close together, he decided to fly over the wires. After making a procedure turn back toward the field, he reduced the power as he crossed over the wires & descended, then reapplied power. However, he said he was too late & the acft struck the ground in a 3-point attitude. At that time, the belly tank separated, folded under the aft section & damaged 2 longerons forward of the tail section. The plt was able to continue flying & landed without further incident. Also, the tips of both prop blades were chipped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3574Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7360
- Airframe hours
- 2,460
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mark Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1984
- Departed
- Stanley, ND
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 1,260 total · 430 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.