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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Food Distributors, LLC |
| Registration: | N8569L |
| MSN: | 25-4993 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Villa Tapia -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Dom. Rep. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee was damaged beyond repair when it impacted terrain during a crop spraying flight. The aircraft reportedly contacted an antenna before it came down.
The pilot has died.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://cdn.com.do/2017/03/04/al-menos-muerto-al-caer-avioneta-villa-tapia/
http://www.ciaa.gob.do/index.php/informesf/informes-finales/category/35-2017?download=88:informe-final-caso-083-17-n8569l
Media:
Muere piloto de Montecristi en accidente aéreo en Villa tapia https://t.co/t2FSVJEDKt pic.twitter.com/eUTTvvitpI
— Jose canalda (@canaldita) March 4, 2017
La CIAA está al frente de la investigación del accidente de la aeronave de fumigación N8569L, el piloto, único a bordo murió en el suceso.
— CIAA (@CIAArd) 4 maart 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2017 18:39 | harro | Added |
| 03-Jun-2021 19:52 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 03-Jun-2021 19:52 | harro | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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