Plane Crash List

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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