Piper PA-25-235 N4497Y
2 June 1989 · Preston, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1989 at about 00:23 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4497Y, operated by Air AG, Inc., was involved in an accident near Preston, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Preston, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.7108, -75.8995
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N4497Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air AG, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Homer Schmidt → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- BFO89DIG01
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE WHEAT CROP AS HE PASSED UNDER THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT TO SPRAY A FIELD WHICH CONTAINED A 3 TO 4 FT TALL WHEAT CROP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE SPRAYING OPERATION, HE FLEW UNDER POWER LINES WHICH CROSSED THE FIELD. WHEN DOING SO, THE MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE WHEAT AND THE ACFT DESCENDED TOWARD THE TERRAIN. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Auxvasse, Missouri, United States | Rufener, James E | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Goodway, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-25 | Wh Sulphur Spgs, Montana, United States | Morgan, Boyd J. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-25-235 | Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1989 | Smith MINIPLANE | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-32-300 | Myersville, Maryland, United States | M & H Aircraft Corporation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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