- Date
- May 5, 1990, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hardin, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9555PPiper PA-25-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900505015719A
- Case key
- 34976
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Probable cause
Poor in-flight planning/decision and inadequate visual outlook by the pilot in command.
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
While performing an aerial application maneuver, the commercial pilot said that he collided with a tree, causing substantial damamge to the acft. He was able to continue flight in the damaged acft to his base airport, and landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9555P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7405669
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- R And L Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- R&L Flying Service Inc
- Departed
- 4K3 · Lexington, MO
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, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,221 total · 186 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.