Piper PA-25-235 N8501L

Summary

On 6 September 2006 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8501L was involved in an accident near Anamoose, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 2006 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Anamoose, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

47.7200, -100.2689

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N8501L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harvey → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA257

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the aerial application pass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane contacted terrain during an aerial application pass. The pilot stated, "I came into the field over trees and when I went to level off in the spray pass the airplane wouldn't level and I came into contact with the ground. This knocked the airplane sideways and it spun around and stopped." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.