- Date
- June 4, 1983, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Omega, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6551ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830604022589A
- Case key
- 20732
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just completed spraying a field & was in a right turn when the right wing tip hit gently rising terrain. The owner thought that the plt might have diverted his attention while looking at a farmer's map to locate the next field. (Several similar maps were found in the service hanger.) An exam of the wreckage & a teardown of the eng revealed no evidence of a preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6551Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2094
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Keith Hamilton
- Registered owner
- Delmar R. Hannerman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Loyal, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.