- Date
- August 23, 1985, 18:45 local (Aug 24, 1985, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Yankton, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9748PPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850823040429A
- Case key
- 16786
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft descended uncontrolled into the terrain after it contacted a power line during an aerial application flt. Witnesses reported the acft appeared to pull up at the west end of the 40 acre fld, however, it did not clear the lines and it nosed over into another fld. The insecticide being sprayed was ethyo/parathion. The plt was covered with the chemical during the accident but was hosed off within 5 minutes after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9748P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7556015
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Dave Tunge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1985 · 100 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 550 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 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.