- Date
- July 13, 1981
- Place
- Fadette, AL · FADETTE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2220MPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810713040749A
- Case key
- 124654
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2044 81/7/13 FADETTE,AL PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N2220M PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 27, 1443 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FADETTE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 72 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2220M
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2220MRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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Other investigations on N2220M · 1
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