Piper PA-25 N8580L
4 August 1970 · Minden, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 August 1970 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N8580L, operated by Lawrence Micha, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Minden, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minden Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N8580L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lawrence Micha
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1278
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OBSVD TURN L TO FINAL APCH THEN DSCND.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 121MG PCT.NO FUEL FOUND IN SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | Midwest Line S | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Shaw, Louisiana, United States | Jonesboro Exec | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Snyder, Nebraska, United States | Maynards Aero | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Wisner, Louisiana, United States | Richard L.hock | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Elwood, Nebraska, United States | Mid State Aeri | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Holton, Kansas, United States | Steiner | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |