- Date
- May 21, 1985, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Claire City, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2382YPiper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850521022839A
- Case key
- 16679
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with power lines during an aerial application flt. The power lines were located in the middle of the field being sprayed and during the last spray run, while flying into the sun, the acft contacted the lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2382Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367102006
- Airframe hours
- 921
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1CD, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- J.F. Forrette
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 25, 1984 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- Sisseton, SD
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,200 total · 7,000 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.