- Date
- July 10, 1987, 19:45 local (Jul 11, 1987, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hazen, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7705ZPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870710037419A
- Case key
- 34265
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated to a witness that after coming out of his 2nd pass, in the last 1/3 of his procedural turn, the plane stalled and the right wing struck a telephone wire which caused it to swing onto a gravel road. It hit left wing/nose down, bounced, and then flipped on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7705Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 253866
- Airframe hours
- 4,371
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- George N Austin
- Registered owner
- Charles R. Booe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1987 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- 6M0 · Hazen, AR
- Destination
- Hazen, AR
- Airport
- 6MO
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 367 total · 6 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 30 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 N7705Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.