- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Carthage, IL · CARTHAGE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7014ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2958 71/7/31 CARTHAGE,ILL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 12165 TIME - 1100 N7014Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1173 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOKUK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUSA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1370 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2IN BY 3-1/2IN HOLE,R EXH STACK.BOTH MAG P LEADS IN VCNTY SHORTED TO GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7014Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Keokuk Muni
N7014ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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