- Date
- June 8, 1970
- Place
- Milford, IL · MILFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7725ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2584 70/6/8 MILFORD,ILL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 7870 TIME - 0700 N7725Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILFORD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 350 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LNDD ON GRAVEL ROAD,L WING TIP HIT TOP STRAND OF BARBED WIRE FENCE APRX 10FT FROM EDGE OF ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7725Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Milford
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Other investigations on N7725Z · 2
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