- Date
- July 2, 1969
- Place
- Williamston, MI · WILLIAMSTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4713MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165629
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2969 69/7/2 WILLIAMSTON,MICH PIPER PA-11 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0815 N4713M PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 51, 1718 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEBBERVILLE,MICH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: 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 - 780 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 850 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRCD FIELD,CLRD HIGH WIRES,HIT OTR WIRES APRX 30FT AGL.FLAGMAN PSN UNDER HIGH WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4713M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4713MRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 1976 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental C85 series
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