- Date
- June 21, 1980
- Place
- South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7278ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800621022939A
- Case key
- 131181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0514 80/6/21 SOUTH HAVEN,MI PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 754 TIME - 0710 N7278Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HAVEN,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 720 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 660 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7278Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7278ZRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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