- Date
- May 20, 1988, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clementsville, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4842YPiper PA-25-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880520044879A
- Case key
- 40822
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - vehicle
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - poorFactor
Analysis
The pilot was using a road as his base of operations for an aerial applications operation. During takeoff the aircrafts' wingtip struck a moving automobile's windshield. The plt did not file an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4842Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4640
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Owen J. Neeley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Newdale, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.