Accident Piper PA-25 N6027Z, Wednesday 16 April 1975
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Date:Wednesday 16 April 1975
Time:17:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25
Owner/operator:Benson Flying
Registration: N6027Z
MSN: 25-32
Year of manufacture:1959
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Benson,Mn -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
downwind swath run.Hit top 1/4 of tree.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC75FER65
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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