Piper PA-25-235 N7064Z
30 June 2013 · Boonville, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2013 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7064Z, operated by Plane Cents Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Boonville, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boonville, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9961, -92.7253
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N7064Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Plane Cents Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boonville → Boonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA520
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing on a gravel road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While flying, the pilot was looking for a suitable location to load the airplane for agricultural operations (the previously agreed upon location was not accessible). He was texting the ground crew to figure out options. After doing so, he made several low passes to better evaluate the road upon which he planned to land, to evaluate the wing tip clearance from the corn, and to attempt to signal the ground crew of the location change because cellular service was sporadic. The pilot stated that he made the low passes with full flaps and that he also evaluated the wing tip clearance from the corn. After the last pass and during the landing roll, he looked right to ensure that the wing would clear the corn. The airplane then veered left 180 degrees, rolled backward, and impacted terrain. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have caused the loss of directional control during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2013 | Piper PA-25-260 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Aerial Banners North Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 28 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-25-235 | Salisbury, Missouri, United States | Slaughter Bradley R | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-25-235 | Mott, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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