Plane Crash List

Piper PA-25-235 N4461Y

26 July 1982 · Leonard, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1982 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4461Y, operated by Randy Rottenberger, was involved in an accident near Leonard, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Leonard, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Leonard Municipal (90Y)
Coordinates
45.4402, -110.1996
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-235
Registration
N4461Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Randy Rottenberger
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gwinner → Leonard
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA144

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS HE PULLED UP FROM THE FINAL SPRAY RUN. THE AIRCRAFT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A BARLEY FIELD. POST FLIGHT EXAM SHOWED NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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