- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Fisher, IL · FISHER, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4772YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4282 71/8/24 FISHER,ILL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N4772Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 2870 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES RLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 900 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 REMARKS- UN CLR WIRES AFTER TKOF,PLT FLEW UNDER THEM.HIT DITCH AND FENCE POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4772Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jones Rla
N4772YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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