Piper PA-25-235 N7321Z
23 June 1986 · Marksville, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1986 at about 20:02 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7321Z, operated by Rusty Gate AG Airforce, was involved in an accident near Marksville, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marksville, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.1197, -92.0594
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N7321Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rusty Gate AG Airforce
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vick → Vick
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LRD20
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 DELAYED IN HIS PULLUP FROM A SPRAY SWATH RUN UNTIL THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME AND DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE LINE OF TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. AIRSPEED DECREASED RAPIDLY DURING THE PULLUP. TREE IMPACT OCCURRED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Melrose, Ohio, United States | Charles W.hiltner | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | RAY Couliette | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Goshen, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Pullman, Washington, United States | Brock Hill | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-25-260 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1986 | Cessna 172N | Vick, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Bell BH206L-1 | Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Gilbert, Louisiana, United States | S. L. Holcomb | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1986 | MBB BO-105-CBS | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172P | Many, Louisiana, United States | Kenneth R. Bennett | No injuries | - |