Piper PA25-235 N6535Z

Summary

On 18 June 1986 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA25-235 registered N6535Z was involved in an accident near Stanley, North 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.

Date

18 June 1986 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stanley, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Stanley

Coordinates

48.3092, -102.3802

Aircraft

Piper PA25-235

Registration

N6535Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stanley → Stanley

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86FTG01

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 ACFT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AFTER WHICH IT ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 87 DEGREES WITH LIGHT WIND. THE DENSITY ALT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 5000 FT. THE PLT HAD STATED TO THE OPERATOR THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS TOO HOT TO SPRAY. THE BOSS ASKED HIM TO TRY ANYWAY. SOME OTHER PLTS HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND REPORTEDLY TRIED TO RADIO A WARNING. THE ACC PLT DURING TAKEOFF TRIED TO JETTISON HIS LOAD BUT THE ACFT FAILED TO CLEAR A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT HAD FILLED HIS FUEL TANKS TO THE FULL MARK BUT THE CHEMICAL HOPPER WAS ONLY ABOUT 2/3 FULL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.