Piper PA-25 N8729L
1 April 1975 · Clovis, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 April 1975 at about 09:00 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N8729L, operated by Western Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clovis, New Mexico, 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clovis, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clovis Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N8729L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0843
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
HIT 25FT HIGH STANDPIPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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