SATANTA, KS, USA
N4452Y
PIPER PA-25-235
AFTER MAKING A SWATH RUN, THE PLT INITIATED A TURN-AROUND IN A DOWNWIND DIRECTION. DURING THE TURN, A WING DROPPED & THE ACFT ENTERED A DESCENT & STRUCK THE GROUND, NOSE 1ST. IT THEN BOUNCED & TRAVELED ANOTHER 53 FT BEFORE STOPPING & BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES SPREAD QUICKLY FORM A RUPTURED FUEL TANK, BUT THE STRONG WIND KEPT THE FLAMES FROM ENGULFING THE PLT COMPARTMENT. THE OPERATOR, WHO WAS ACTING AS A FLAGMAN, PULLED THE PLT FROM THE PLANE & TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION TO SERIOUS IMPACT INJURIES, THE PLT WAS TREATED FOR PARATHION POISONING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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