- Date
- July 21, 1978
- Place
- Cass City, MI · CASS CITY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N54902Piper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780721027909A
- Case key
- 140478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4271 78/7/21 CASS CITY,MI PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2028 TIME - 1730 N54902 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASS CITY,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 750 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- UN SHUT OFF ELECT FLOW VALVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54902
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N54902Registration cancelled Mar 17, 2011 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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