Piper PA-25-235 N4997Y

Summary

On 17 July 1996 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N4997Y, operated by Minto Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Beltrami, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 July 1996 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Beltrami, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

47.5397, -96.5193

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N4997Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Minto Flying Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA245

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to jettison the load and the soft runway overrun area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After completing an successful runup on a private airstrip, the airplane began its takeoff roll with 108 gallons of chemical product in its hopper. At approximately halfway down the turf runway, the airplane lifted off. The airplane began to settle back towards the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff and ran off the runway where the airplane encountered soft terrain and nosed over. The pilot stated that the density altitude was 2,700 feet with high humidity.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.