- Date
- June 8, 1982, 18:08 local (23:08 UTC)
- Place
- Hondo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7344ZPiper 25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820608022059A
- Case key
- 71068
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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
On the second pass spraying sodium chloride the aircraft struck the top portion of a line of oak trees when pulling out of a field. The aircraft then collided with a tv antenna and another tree before contacting the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7344Z
- Reported as
- Piper 25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4268
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Chas A Tookelson
- Registered owner
- Chas A Tookelson
- Departed
- Hondo, TX
- Destination
- Hondo, TX
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,035 total · 530 in this make and model · 1,010 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 198 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.