1 fatal · Piper PA25 · 2020-09-23 · Floral City, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA20LA330
Event ID
20200923X84757
Type
Accident
Date
2020-09-23
Location
Floral City, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.771702, -82.311868
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA25
Registration
N6106Z
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a tree while flying towards the rising sun during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a collision with the tree and a subsequent loss of airplane control.