- Date
- July 30, 1986, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hershey, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9641PPiper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860730036669A
- Case key
- 34225
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - windshearCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Terrain condition - groundFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated he was spraying insecticides on corn and encountered a wind shear that pulled the airplane down into the corn. He was unable to recover and the airplane hit the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9641P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7656021
- Airframe hours
- 1,465
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Larry J. Fiese
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1985
- Departed
- LBF · North Plattle, NE
N9641PRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,835 total · 1,150 in this make and model · 1,645 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 325° at 4 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.