- Date
- June 10, 1984, 08:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Satanta, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4452YPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840610052709A
- Case key
- 33532
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After making a swath run, the plt initiated a turn-around in a downwind direction. During the turn, a wing dropped & the acft entered a descent & struck the ground, nose 1st. It then bounced & traveled another 53 ft before stopping & bursting into flames. The flames spread quickly form a ruptured fuel tank, but the strong wind kept the flames from engulfing the plt compartment. The operator, who was acting as a flagman, pulled the plt from the plane & took him to the hospital. In addition to serious impact injuries, the plt was treated for parathion poisoning.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4452Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4098
- Airframe hours
- 3,792
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Max Byrny
- Registered owner
- Clifford Kidd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1984 · 7 hours before
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,880 total · 253 in this make and model · 1,810 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 28 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.