- Date
- June 4, 1969
- Place
- Williamston, MI · WILLIAMSTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3469NPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2891 69/6/4 WILLIAMSTON,MICH PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N3469N PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 51, 1683 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEBBERVILLE,MICH WILLIAMSTON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 750 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 930 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT MADE 2 PASSES ACROSS E END OF FLD,DRG PASS TO W,STRUCK WIRES CROSSING CORNER OF FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3469N
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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