Piper PA-25-260 N8559L
13 August 1983 · Whittemore, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1983 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-260 registered N8559L was involved in an accident near Whittemore, Iowa, 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittemore, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.0592, -94.4204
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-260
- Registration
- N8559L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83FA189
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 PLT REPORTED HE WAS MAKING A TRIM SWATH IN A LOW AREA TOWARD RISING TERRAIN WHEN HE APPROACHED AN UNEXPECTED 'HIGH LINE' WIRE. THE WIRE WAS POSITIONED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE FIELD. HE REPORTED THAT WHILE AVOIDING THE WIRE, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR NEARBY TREES. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE TREES, THE ACFT REMAINED AIRBORNE FOR ANOTHER 380 FT BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Roseau, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Fowler, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Bentley, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-25 | Morgan, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1983 | Piper PA-25-235 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-25 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1983 | Hughes TH-55A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | Atlantic Book Binders | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1983 | American AA1 | Wiota, Iowa, United States | Harry Barr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft J35 | Knoxville, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft BE77 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |