- Date
- August 12, 1987, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Simon, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7328ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870812045799A
- Case key
- 25313
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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 - wire,transmissionFactor
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During a pull up from an aerial application swath run, the aircraft struck a power line. The accident occurred during daylight in visual meteorological conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7328Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 253278
- Airframe hours
- 2,320
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Tilleman, Paul E., doing business as New Tex Spraying Service
- Registered owner
- Baker, Kenneth D
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 06 · Bowie, AZ
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
- 57
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 6,400 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.