- Date
- September 1, 1971
- Place
- Colon, MI · COLON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7200ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4109 71/9/1 COLON,MICH PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3014 TIME - 1330 N7200Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1465 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- 1300FT MOWED HAYFIELD.L/O OCCRD AFTR 1200FT GND ROLL,UN CLR FENCE AT END.SEEDING RYE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7200Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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