Piper PA-36-375 N82585
23 June 1998 · Stephen, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1998 at about 17:09 local time, a Piper PA-36-375 registered N82585 was involved in an accident near Stephen, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stephen, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.4494, -96.8709
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-375
- Registration
- N82585
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Drayton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA216
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was finishing his last spray run when he struck an unmarked power line passing between a farmyard and a tree line near the Red River. Post accident investigation showed that the aircraft's right wing impacted the upper wire of the two wire system. No engine or aircraft anomalies were found with the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-36-300 | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-36-285 | Hill City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-36-285 | Brownfield, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-36-375 | Danevang, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1996 | Piper PA-36-300 | Andrews, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-36-200 | Oakley, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1998 | Cessna A185F | Isanti, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1998 | Cessna A188B | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Kreatz GENESIS | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |