GLENDALE, AZ, USA
N7229Z
PIPER PA-25-235
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY WENT UP THEN DOWN. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE LIFT STRUT WAS BROKEN. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WAS PRESENT AT THE BREAK ALONG WITH CORROSION NOTED THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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