Piper PA-25-250 N8668L
25 August 1988 · Waverly, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1988 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-25-250 registered N8668L, operated by Hummel Aviation Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near Waverly, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waverly, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0302, -77.0909
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-250
- Registration
- N8668L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hummel Aviation Services, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wakefield → Waverly
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88DID04
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
THE ACFT CONTACTED PWR LINES, CRASHED AND BURNED DURING AN AERIAL APPLIATION FLT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE PLT DESCENDED TO FLY UNDER THE LINES WHEN IT SUDDENLY PULLED UP AND CONTACTED THEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Princess Anne, Maryland, United States | Agri-Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Climax, Georgia, United States | William F. Howell | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | La Grange, North Carolina, United States | Wa-Lu Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Conrad, Montana, United States | Mellott, Thomas H. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-25-235 | Eldora, Iowa, United States | Jeffrey J. Nord | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-25 | Chebanse, Illinois, United States | Rusk Crop Spraying Co, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,925 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1988 | Beechcraft C23 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 150J | Winchester, Virginia, United States | Charles S. Guenther | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1988 | Mooney M-20J | Yorktown, Virginia, United States | Thomas A. Gurkin | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Reedville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Travel Air D4D | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |