Plane Crash List

Piper PA-25-150 N6337Z

7 May 1988 · Chase, Kansas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 May 1988 at about 16:22 local time, a Piper PA-25-150 registered N6337Z, operated by Bill E. Nave, was involved in an accident near Chase, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:22
Classification
Accident
Location
Chase, Kansas, United States
Coordinates
38.3509, -98.3407
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-150
Registration
N6337Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Bill E. Nave
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lyons → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC88DCQ02

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 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

WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE ACFT SPRAYING A HAYFIELD. THEY OBSERVED THE ACFT STRIKE A POWERLINE AS IT WAS MAKING A TURN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS WING CLIPPED THE POWERLINE AND THAT THE ACFT WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN FROM WHICH HE COULDN'T RECOVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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