Piper PA-25 N6749Z
28 April 1987 · Valley City, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6749Z, operated by Robert S. Otterson, was involved in an accident near Valley City, North Dakota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley City, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.9192, -97.9998
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25
- Registration
- N6749Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert S. Otterson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS TRYING OUT AN ACFT WITH THE STATED INTENTION OF LEASING IT. A TAKEOFF WAS PLANNED FROM A STRETCH OF GRAVEL ROAD. DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD, BOUNCED ACROSS AN INTERSECTING ROAD AND CAME TO REST IN ANOTHER FIELD. THE ACFT WAS LOADED WITH WATER IN THE HOPPERS, THEREFORE, NO HAZMAT SPILL OCCURRED DURING THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25 | Jackson, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | Kipp, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-25-235 | Idalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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