Piper PA25 N8569L

Summary

On 4 March 2017 at about 13:30 local time, a Piper PA25 registered N8569L, operated by Superior Food Distributors LLC, was involved in an accident near Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 March 2017 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic

Coordinates

19.2458, -70.4253

Aircraft

Piper PA25

Registration

N8569L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Superior Food Distributors LLC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA17WA124

1 person died.

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

On March 4, 2017, about 1330 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-25-235, N8969L, was destroyed following a collision with antenna wires and terrain during an aerial application flight near Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic. The pilot was fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Further information can be obtained from: Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Junta de Aviación Civil Calle José Joaquín Pérez no. 104, Gazcue Santo Domingo República Dominicana Tel.: (1) 809 689-4167 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) 809 221-8616 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of the Dominican Republic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.