Piper PA-38-112 N2492P

Summary

On 20 January 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2492P, operated by Johnson Aircraft, was involved in an accident near Mendota, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 January 1984 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mendota, California, United States

Coordinates

36.6700, -120.4507

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2492P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Johnson Aircraft

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mendota → Fresno

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA150

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR WHILE THE PLT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER SOME WORKERS IN A TOMATO FIELD. THE PLT SAID HE WAS RETURNING THE RENTED ACFT WHEN HE DECIDED TO MAKE A FINAL CHECK ON THE FIELD WORKERS BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE DAY. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION NOR COULD THE PLT RECALL ANY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.