NTSB Identification: DEN84LA279.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 25447.
Accident occurred Thursday, June 28, 1984 in STANLEY, ND
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N3574Z
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD WITH 2 POWER LINES AT THE NORTH EDGE. HE HAD BEEN MAKING PASSES UNDER THE WIRES, BUT WHERE 2 POLES WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, HE DECIDED TO FLY OVER THE WIRES. AFTER MAKING A PROCEDURE TURN BACK TOWARD THE FIELD, HE REDUCED THE POWER AS HE CROSSED OVER THE WIRES & DESCENDED, THEN REAPPLIED POWER. HOWEVER, HE SAID HE WAS TOO LATE & THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE. AT THAT TIME, THE BELLY TANK SEPARATED, FOLDED UNDER THE AFT SECTION & DAMAGED 2 LONGERONS FORWARD OF THE TAIL SECTION. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLYING & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALSO, THE TIPS OF BOTH PROP BLADES WERE CHIPPED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
THROTTLE/POWER CONTROL..DELAYED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
CLEARANCE..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..HIGH OBSTRUCTION(S)
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