- Date
- August 6, 1986, 19:35 local (Aug 7, 1986, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Clear Lake, SD
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7121ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860806037729A
- Case key
- 16861
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
There was a power line across the approach to the field being treated. The plt reports that he got too low during the flare out for entry to the swath run. The wheels contacted the sunflower crop and the acft impacted the ground. A fire developed during initial impact and the plt sustained serious burn injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7121Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2920
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Riggin Spray Service
- Registered owner
- Joy L. Bevers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 24, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 1D1 · Milbank, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 980 total · 45 in this make and model · 930 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 64 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATY, 22 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.
Other investigations on N7121Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.