# NTSB NYC84FFJ02: Piper PA-25-235, N82526, Williamson, NY, October 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1983, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Coordinates: 43.239185, -77.150001 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2392&lon=-77.1500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FFJ02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35379/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,static (cause)
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE RIGHT WING OF N82526 STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE GUY WIRE WHILE INVOLVED WITH APPLYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82526](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82526), registered now, S/N 25-7756052, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 257756052
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: R. Gary Verbridge
- Departed: WILLIAMSON, NY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,066 total, 500 in this make and model, 988 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831016054659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831016054659A), Oct 16, 1983: Piper PA25235, Williamson, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit telephone pole guy wire and crashed during aerial application operation.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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