Piper PA-18-150 accident near Wright, Arkansas, July 3, 1984
On July 3, 1984 at about 12:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-18-150, registered N4025, was destroyed in an accident near Wright, Arkansas. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 1984 · about 12:30 pm local time
- Place
- Wright, Arkansas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s on the register
- Registration
- N4025 · no longer on the register · serial 18-7979
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PLT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OVER HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE CABLES, CRASHED & BURNED IN A RICE FIELD. AN EXAM REVEALED 2 WIRE MARKS & 2 ELECTRICAL ARC MARKS ON THE LEFT WING ALONG WITH WIRE MARKS ON ONE OF THE PROP BLADES. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 25,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,625 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-32O-A2A (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 am from LIT, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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