ALTUS, OK, USA
N6090Z
PIPER PA-25-150
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WHEAT FIELD THAT WAS BEING SPRAY, THEN WAS DESTOYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PLT WAS AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN WHEN HE GLANCED INTO THE COCKPIT TO VISUALLY CHECK HOW MUCH CHEMICAL WAS REMAINING IN THE HOPPER. REPORTEDLY, THIS DISTRACTION RESULTED IN THE PLT MISJUDGING HIS CLEARANCE ABOVE THE FIELD. THE PLT WAS BADLY BURNED & DIED FROM HIS INJURIES ON 3/13/84.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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