- Date
- August 21, 1985, 07:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- American Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N76942Piper PA-25-23-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40226
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Stall - inadvertentCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Load jettison - performed
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
While departing into bright morning sun from a road to spray crops, the pilot pulled up to avoid power lines. A departure stall was then entered into. The pilot dumped his chemical prior to striking the ground hard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76942
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-23-5B (PA-25-23-5)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3852
- Airframe hours
- 3,786
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ag Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 3, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · American Falls, ID
- Airport
- None
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,176 total · 355 in this make and model · 1,044 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg