- Date
- August 11, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Morton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6529ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850811037879A
- Case key
- 21818
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - utility poleCause
Clearance - inadequateCause
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Nose over
Analysis
After completing several passes, the acft was crossing a road under power lines when the propeller struck a road sign. The acft subsequently became uncontrollable and impacted in an adjacent field, flipped over and slid to a stop. The pilot stated that he was not aware that the sign was there.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6529Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2062
- Airframe hours
- 3,504
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Noel Crow, doing business as Noel Crow Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1985 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- F85
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,132 total · 1,960 in this make and model · 3,069 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.