- Date
- July 16, 1984, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chadron, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6765ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840716034529A
- Case key
- 33748
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Analysis
Plt stated that while manuvering to avoid transmission wires on a small incline, his rolling pull-up was excessive, causing airspeed decay and a stall/mush. The empennage failed to clear the power lines during the mush. Acft then collided with terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6765Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 252387
- Airframe hours
- 4,413
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Budd Aerial Spray
- Registered owner
- Scott B. Hare
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1984
- Departed
- 9V5 · Rushville, NE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 700 in this make and model · 2,430 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDR, 25 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 N6765Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.