Piper PA-25-235 N9826P

Summary

On 15 April 1985 at about 19:08 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N9826P was involved in an accident near Dexter, Missouri, 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.

Date

15 April 1985 at 19:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Dexter, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.7892, -89.9600

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N9826P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dexter → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FCA02

1 person was seriously injured.

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 WAS MAKING A SWATH RUN WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION TRAINING FLT. DURING A PULL-UP AT THE END OF THE SWATH RUN, THE RGT WING STRUCK THE TOPS OF 3 WILLOW TREES. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A RGT ROLL, STRUCK AN ELETRICAL POWER LINE, ROLLED INVERTED & IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE NOSE & LEFT WING. INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE TREES OCCURRED WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON AN EASTERLY HEADING WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.