Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On Sunday, May 29, 1994, at 2030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235, N8688L, registered to and piloted by Lindsay E. Hobbs, sustained substantial damage, while performing aerial application maneuvers in Burt, New York. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 137.
The pilot departed the private airstrip for a crop spraying flight. He had completed 12 spraying passes and was turning for a last pass, when the airplane impacted trees.
Mr. Donald F. Miller, Aviation Safety Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration, stated in his report:
[The] pilot allowed [the] speed of [the] aircraft to get too slow while executing a right turn at about 75 feet altitude and crashed into the apple orchard.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC94LA098