- Date
- June 28, 1981
- Place
- Belleville, IL · BELLEVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7753ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810628037739A
- Case key
- 125093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1656 81/6/28 BELLEVILLE,IL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N7753Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 32, 4541 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 436 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROAD STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEVILLE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2800 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- DRIVER OF AG CHEMICAL SERVICE TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7753Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Road Strip
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 CHI76DEV03Accident · No injuriesClosedSheldon, ILNTSB CHI74FEV12Accident · No injuriesClosedWashington, IL