Accident · 1989-06-01

NTSB case BFO89DIG01 · PIPER PA-25-235 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-235 (N4497Y)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: AIR AG INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR AG, INC. — Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE WHEAT CROP AS HE PASSED UNDER THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN.

Source: NTSB case BFO89DIG01

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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