- Date
- June 23, 1986, 15:02 local (20:02 UTC)
- Place
- Marksville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7321ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860623043949A
- Case key
- 22143
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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
The pilot delayed in his pullup from a spray swath run until there was insufficient time and distance to clear the line of trees at the end of the field. Airspeed decreased rapidly during the pullup. Tree impact occurred and the pilot was unable to recover before the aircraft impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7321Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3268
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Rusty Gate Ag Airforce
- Registered owner
- Danny P. Fadler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Vick, LA
- Destination
- Vick, LA
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
- 41
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,655 total · 60 in this make and model · 241 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.