Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN85LTK02

YANKTON, SD, USA

Aircraft #1

N9748P

PIPER PA-25-235

Analysis

THE ACFT DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO THE TERRAIN AFTER IT CONTACTED A POWER LINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT APPEARED TO PULL UP AT THE WEST END OF THE 40 ACRE FLD, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CLEAR THE LINES AND IT NOSED OVER INTO ANOTHER FLD. THE INSECTICIDE BEING SPRAYED WAS ETHYO/PARATHION. THE PLT WAS COVERED WITH THE CHEMICAL DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS HOSED OFF WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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