- Date
- July 28, 1984, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Arapahoe, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8640LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840728035939A
- Case key
- 33760
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a swath run to apply insecticide, the acft collided with electrical transmission lines that were crossing the field. After the initial impact, the acft angled to the left & hit another transmission line, then impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8640L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 254933
- Airframe hours
- 2,288
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Arapahoe Aerial Sprayers
- Registered owner
- Tk Ag-Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 37V · Arapahoe, NE
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,969 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 4,758 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCK, 32 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 N8640L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.