- Date
- April 22, 1984, 07:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Heppner, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9866PPiper PA-25-235D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840422014319A
- Case key
- 39903
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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 plt reported that he was making a turn below the lee side of a ridge line at an alt of about 30 ft AGL. The acft reportedly encountered a downdraft & settled into the ground. During this occurrence, the landing gear collapsed, but no other major damage was incurred. Shortly after coming to rest, the acft began burning & was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9866P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15-7556190
- Airframe hours
- 1,467
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- A. Wayne Seitz & Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 5, 1983
- Departed
- Heppner, OR
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 892 total · 180 in this make and model · 785 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.