- Date
- July 20, 1975
- Place
- Sheldon, IL · SHELDON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7753ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750720020889A
- Case key
- 150065
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2531 75/7/20 SHELDON,IL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1177 TIME - 1615 N7753Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELDON,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 142 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT UN CK ACFT SETTLING STRUCK CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7753Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7753ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7753Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI96LA339Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHighland, ILfailure of the Piper PA-25 tow pilot to see-and-avoid the Blanik L-23 glider. A factor relating to the accident was: neither aircraft was equipped with a communication radio.NTSB CHI95LA340Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHighland, ILa communication misunderstanding between the tow pilot and the glider pilot. Factors related to the accident were: the tow rope becoming entangled, excessive taxispeed by the tow pilot, and the unavailability of a dispatcher.NTSB CHI81DCA08Accident · No injuriesClosedBelleville, ILNTSB CHI74FEV12Accident · No injuriesClosedWashington, IL