Piper PA-25-235 N6839L
20 November 1982 · Waco, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1982 at about 22:45 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6839L, operated by John H. Murphy, was involved in an accident near Waco, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waco, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.5503, -97.1402
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N6839L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John H. Murphy
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waco → Waco
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA042
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
DURING THE SECOND SWATH RUN THE PILOT STRUCK A POWER WIRE LOCATED IN A TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A OAT FIELD AND WAS DESTROYED BY GROUND FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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