Piper 25-235 N7344Z
8 June 1982 · Hondo, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1982 at about 23:08 local time, a Piper 25-235 registered N7344Z, operated by Chas A Tookelson, was involved in an accident near Hondo, Texas, 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 23:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hondo, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper 25-235
- Registration
- N7344Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chas A Tookelson
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hondo → Hondo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FRG36
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
ON THE SECOND PASS SPRAYING SODIUM CHLORIDE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP PORTION OF A LINE OF OAK TREES WHEN PULLING OUT OF A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH A TV ANTENNA AND ANOTHER TREE BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1982 | Piper 25 | Sacaton, Arizona, United States | Lehman Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jul 2023 | Piper 25 | Caboolture, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |