- Date
- January 20, 1984, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mendota, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2492PPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840120001029A
- Case key
- 24149
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tractor while the plt was making a low pass over some workers in a tomato field. The plt said he was returning the rented acft when he decided to make a final check on the field workers before departing for the day. No evidence of any malfunction of the acft prior to the accident was found during the investigation nor could the plt recall any.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2492P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A1008
- Airframe hours
- 2,085
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Johnson Aircraft
- Registered owner
- Robert Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- Mendota, CA
- Destination
- FCH · Fresno, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 1 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.