- Date
- July 9, 1971
- Place
- Orleans, MI · ORLEANS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8711LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2560 71/7/9 ORLEANS,MICH PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1725 N8711L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 2125 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,MICH 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- DEAD TREE LIMB,NO FOLIAGE.SWATH RUN TO WEST.GLANCED BACK MOMENTARILY TO CK SPRAY COVERAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8711L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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