- Date
- August 2, 1973
- Place
- Morocco, IN · MOROCCO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7761ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730802023079A
- Case key
- 189153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2484 73/8/2 MOROCCO,IND PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1745 TIME - 1100 N7761Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOROCCO,IND LOCAL MOROCCO,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LNDD ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD,HI WEEDS ON BOTH SIDES.L WING HIT POST HIDDEN BY WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7761Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7761ZRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7761Z · 1
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