- Date
- July 1, 1986, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Rexburg, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9621PPiper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860701031629A
- Case key
- 40434
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerial application turn the aircraft encountered a severe downdraft. Although the pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft, leveled the wings, added full power and dumped his chemical load, he was unable to climb. The aircraft then struck the ground in a hard flat attitude where it was totally consumed by post impact fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9621P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-7405784
- Airframe hours
- 1,460
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory A. Wood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Newdale, ID
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 673 total · 132 in this make and model · 71 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.