Piper PA-25B-235 N4473Y
26 August 1983 · Montrose, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1983 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-25B-235 registered N4473Y was involved in an accident near Montrose, South Dakota, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montrose, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.6996, -97.1801
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25B-235
- Registration
- N4473Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madison → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN83LA199
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 STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD THAT WAS DIVIDED IN HALF BY A 60 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE. AS HE MADE A TURN TO ENTER THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD, PARALLEL TO THE POWERLINES, FLYING EAST INTO THE SUN, HE STRUCK THE UNSEEN GUY CABLES OUT IN THE FIELD. HE STRUCK THE CABLES WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH THREW THE PLANE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1977 | Piper PA-25B | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Flying Double | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Cessna T188C | Carthage, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1983 | Bell 47J-2A | Interior, South Dakota, United States | JAY Brent | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-11 | Wagner, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1C | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Eipper Quicksiver E (MODIFIED) | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |