Plane Crash List

Piper PA-25-235 N7705Z

11 July 1987 · Hazen, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 July 1987 at about 01:45 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N7705Z, operated by George N Austin, was involved in an accident near Hazen, Arkansas, 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.

The record

Date
at 01:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Hazen, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
34.7801, -91.5710
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-235
Registration
N7705Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
George N Austin
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hazen → Hazen
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC87DPG02

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

THE PILOT STATED TO A WITNESS THAT AFTER COMING OUT OF HIS 2ND PASS, IN THE LAST 1/3 OF HIS PROCEDURAL TURN, THE PLANE STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TELEPHONE WIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO SWING ONTO A GRAVEL ROAD. IT HIT LEFT WING/NOSE DOWN, BOUNCED, AND THEN FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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