Piper PA-36-375 N3953E

Summary

On 19 June 1984 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-375 registered N3953E, operated by Bart's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 1984 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Storm Lake, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.6409, -95.1890

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-375

Registration

N3953E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bart's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Storm Lake → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84LA176

1 person had minor injuries.

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

WHILE ON THE 2ND SWATH RUN, THE PLT MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO CROSS UNDER POWER LINES BORDERING THE EDGE OF THE CORN FIELD. HE SAID HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER & RUDDER STRUCK THE LINES & WERE TORN FROM THE ACFT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER INTO A FIELD THAT LAY AHEAD, BUT THE ACFT BEGAN ROTATING TO THE RIGHT & DESCENDING. IT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, RIGHT WING 1ST & WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.