GLENDIVE, MT, USA
N4589Y
PIPER PA-25-235
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST LOADED THE SPRAYER AND HAD MADE ONE PASS DOWNHILL. AT THE END OF THE FIELD, HE STARTED A LEFT TURN TO MAKE AN UPHILL PASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT INTO BAD AIR OR DOWN SLOPE AIR AND STARTED TO DUMP THE CHEMICAL BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, AND AFTER CRASHING, IT BEGAN TO BURN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT DUSK. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. HE REPORTED THAT HE STAYED AT THE CRASH SITE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND THEN GOT TO A HOSPITAL. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 3200 FT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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