Piper PA-25-235 N9624P

Summary

On 25 July 1996 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N9624P was involved in an accident near Cornelius, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 1996 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cornelius, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

45.5196, -123.0394

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N9624P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hillsboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA167

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his failure to see-and-avoid the obstruction (inadequate visual lookout). The transmission wire was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was spraying a field near the departure airport. On the first run, he pulled up over powerlines at the end of the field, due to a car that was passing by. During the second spray run, the airplane hit a transmission cable near the end of the field and crashed. The pilot reported that he was not aware that the cable was there until just before impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.