- Date
- June 18, 1986, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Toston, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N82539Piper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860618026709A
- Case key
- 16983
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Analysis
The plt reports that he took off from an ag strip about a mile from the fld being treated and was making a turn-around after his second swath run when the acft began to settle. He dumped his chem but the acft continued to settle and impacted the ground. The plt said the turn-around was being made beside a butte and he encountered 'bad air.' The density alt at the time and place of the acdt is calculated to be about 5,000 ft. the plt said there was no malfunction of the acft or eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82539
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7756054
- Airframe hours
- 1,806
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Quality Spraying
- Registered owner
- Boyd J. Morgan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1986 · 133 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,329 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 125 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BZN, 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.