Piper PA-36-300 N2350Y
6 August 1985 · Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1985 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-300 registered N2350Y was involved in an accident near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.8808, -96.2707
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-300
- Registration
- N2350Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Red Lake Falls → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA336
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE ACFT CONTACTED WIRES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. THE PLT STATED HE WAS MAINTAINING EXTRA ALT TO AVOID TALL WEEDS AND THE CLEARANCE BELOW THE WIRES WAS MISJUDGED. THE WIRES SEVERED THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-36-375 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-36-300 | Fluvanna, Texas, United States | DON Chiles | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1985 | Piper PA-36 | Rapelje, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1985 | Piper PA-36 | Claire City, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-36-285 | Mt. Carmel, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1985 | Piper PA-36-400 | Cheneyville, Louisiana, United States | Lyle's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Dec 1985 | Learjet 35A | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jan 1985 | Stinson 108-1 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 58 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Champion 7EC | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |