Piper PA-25-235 N6674Z
22 March 2001 · Bainbridge, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 March 2001 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6674Z was involved in an accident near Bainbridge, Georgia, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.9747, -84.6403
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N6674Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bainbridge → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA104
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout while maneuvering during a agricultural run, and inadvertent descent with a known sun glare resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting instructional agricultural spray runs with a known sun glare. The pilot descended inadvertently and the airplane collided with terrain while maneuvering.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-25 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-25-150 | Marcos Juarez, Argentina | Arasunu S.R.L | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-25 | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-25-235 | Pearland, Texas, United States | Night Hawk Aerial Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-25-235 | Callaway, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2001 | Piper PA-25-235 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-25-235 | Blakely, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2001 | Cessna 182Q | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Golden Strohmeier | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2001 | Cessna 152 | Elberton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Austell, Georgia, United States | Fulton Flight Services Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2001 | Douglas DC-3 | Donalsonville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172N | Colquitt, Georgia, United States | Mohammad Faruqui | No injuries | - |