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June 11, 1994 · Piper PA-25-235C · N4643Y

Bainbridge, GA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 11, 1994
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 fatality)
Location
Bainbridge, GA
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-235C
Tail Number
N4643Y
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ATL94LA119

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE LOCAL AIRPORT ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT TO PRACTICE AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING TECHNIQUES. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT THE END OF THE PRACTICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SHOWED SIGNS OF CHORDWISE SCRATCHING AND TWISTING TOWARD LOW PITCH, AND THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS HAD EXTENSIVE LEADING EDGE CHORDWISE CRUSHING, FROM THE WING ROOTS TO THE WING TIPS.

NTSB Probable Cause

The inadvertent stall by the pilot during practice agricultural spraying runs.

Full Narrative

On June 11, 1994, about 1030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235C, N4643Y, was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during agricultural flight training near Bainbridge, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Harrell's Aviation Service of Bainbridge, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the local training flight. The flight departed Bainbridge, Georgia about 0915. The pilot departed the local airport on a solo training flight to practice aerial application techniques. There were no witnesses to the accident. However, the operator of the flight training center stated that observers to the crash site believed that it was a stall/spin accident, and that the airplane "landed inverted very hard." The aircraft was located at the end of the practice spraying field. There was continuity of the aircraft flight controls into the cockpit area. The leading edge of both wings exhibited chordwise crushing damage. The propeller blades had chordwise scratching, and they were twisted toward low pitch. A post mortem examination of the pilot was conducted by Dr. Hanzlick of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory. Dr. Hanzlick stated that the cause of death was blunt force trauma received in the accident. A toxicological examination of the pilot was conducted by the FAA Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory. The report of that examination stated that no carboxyhemoglobin, cyanide, nor any drugs were detected. A petroleum mixture was detected in gastric contents.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:30 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA-25-235C
Tail NumberN4643Y
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-540-B2B5 · Reciprocating · 235
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 fatality)
Fatal1
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 19 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility7 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 1300 ft
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time14:51
Weather SourceWFAC

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