NYC84FFA04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25-150 · Lennox, NY · August 1, 1984

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report
Date
August 1, 1984, 17:56 local (21:56 UTC)
Place
Lennox, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6349ZPiper PA-25-150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840801040619A
Case key
35376

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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 collision with objectManeuvering - aerial application
Object - tree(s)
Visual lookout - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - in flightManeuvering - aerial application
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled
Terrain condition - ground
FireOther

Analysis

During the pullup after a swath run the acft collided with a tree causing it to crash out of control into the ground. The wreckage was burned in a post crash fire.

Aircraft

Registration
N6349Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
PA-25-150
Airframe hours
4,622
Engine
Lycoming O-320-B2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner
Jomic Aviation Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · November 18, 1983 · 152 hours before
Departed
NK03 · Durhamville, NY
Destination
Lennnox, NY

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
33
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
3,725 total · 250 in this make and model · 3,275 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 64 °F
Observed at
UCA

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 N6349Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.