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Piper PA-25-235 N4589Y

1 June 1982 · Glendive, Montana, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 1 June 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4589Y, operated by Irvin Moline, was involved in an accident near Glendive, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Glendive, Montana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-235
Registration
N4589Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Irvin Moline
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Glendive → Glendive
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
DEN82FTA10

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST LOADED THE SPRAYER AND HAD MADE ONE PASS DOWNHILL. AT THE END OF THE FIELD, HE STARTED A LEFT TURN TO MAKE AN UPHILL PASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT INTO BAD AIR OR DOWN SLOPE AIR AND STARTED TO DUMP THE CHEMICAL BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, AND AFTER CRASHING, IT BEGAN TO BURN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT DUSK. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. HE REPORTED THAT HE STAYED AT THE CRASH SITE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND THEN GOT TO A HOSPITAL. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 3200 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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