- Date
- July 24, 1985, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Antler, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6083ZPiper PA-25
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16780
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Pull-up - delayedCause
Clearance - not obtainedCause
Analysis
The left wing of the acft received substantial damage when it contacted trees during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. The plt then flew the acft to a fld aprx 1 mile away and a precautionary landing was made.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6083Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-95
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Glenn Holen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Bantry, ND
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 118 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F