Piper PA-25-235 N7099Z

Summary

On 2 July 1986 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7099Z was involved in an accident near Bynum, Montana, 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.

Date

2 July 1986 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bynum, Montana, United States

Coordinates

47.9807, -112.4194

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N7099Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bynum → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA183

Nobody was 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

AFTER THE FIRST LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD FOR RELOADING LIQUID INSECTICIDE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKE OFF GROUND ROLL THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED. HE MOMENTARILY REDUCED POWER TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND THEN CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT STUCK SIX FT HIGH FENCE POSTS ADJACENT OT A CATTLE GUARD ACROSS THE ROAD AND IMPACTED ON THE ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.