Piper PA-25-235 N7018Z

Summary

On 18 June 2011 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7018Z was involved in an accident near Faith, South Dakota, 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.

Date

18 June 2011 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Faith, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Faith Municipal (D07)

Coordinates

45.0361, -102.0197

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N7018Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Faith → Faith

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA405

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper turn while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After completing an agricultural spray run, the pilot attempted to make a tight, climbing turn without extending out over an adjacent river bank. As he started the climbing turn, the airplane stalled and there was not enough altitude to recover. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage. The river bank was about 250 feet above the height of the field. The pilot stated that there were no problems with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He commented that making a wider turn, outside of the river bank, might have prevented the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.