Piper PA-25-235 N6647Z
27 June 1985 · Burns, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N6647Z was involved in an accident near Burns, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burns, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.5906, -118.8893
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N6647Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burns → Burns
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA152
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 AERIAL APPLICATIONS THE PILOT CLEARED A RISE, GOT A DOWN DRAFT, STRUCK TREES AND THEN STALLED STRIKING THE GROUND WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOTION. AN INTENSE EXPLOSION AND FIRE FOLLOWED. THE FIRE ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE FIBERGLASS FUEL TANK. AN OPTIONAL FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT WITH A RUBBER FUEL CELL LINER HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR YEARS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT, BUT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE ORIGINAL FIBERGLASS FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Morton, Texas, United States | Noel Crow | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Palisade, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Dexter, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Morton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-25-235 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Piper PA-25-260-C | Ordway, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1985 | Bell 214B1 | Lowell, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Taylorcraft F19 | Gaston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Grumman G-164-A | Dufur, Oregon, United States | Aero Spray | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mulino, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |