- Date
- August 5, 1983, 06:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place
- Bentley, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7620ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830805039139A
- Case key
- 33344
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft stalled, crashed, nosed over and burned during an aerial application maneuver. The owner of the acft was spraying the same field in another acft and saw the accident. He stated, the acft pulled up at the completion of a run, was in a turn around when the nose pitched up and the acft stall-mushed to the ground. The chemical load which weighed 700-800 lbs was not dumped prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7620Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3739
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Blocker Flying Service, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1983
- Departed
- Haven, KS
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,489 total · 101 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 14 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.
Other investigations on N7620Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.