- Date
- July 19, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pollard, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8815LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840719034069A
- Case key
- 33750
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was spot spraying a bean field and was aware of the location of the electrical transmission line. As he attempted to maneuver the acft under the line, a wing made contact with the line and the acft inpacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8815L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 255319
- Airframe hours
- 2,280
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Larry T. Flanigan, doing business as Ark-Mo Avn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 29, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Pollard, AR
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 40 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 N8815L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.