- Date
- June 7, 1981
- Place
- Paw Paw, IL · PAW PAW, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8816LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810607038649A
- Case key
- 125774
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NTSB brief
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1708 81/6/7 NR.PAW PAW,IL PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N8816L PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 43, 4328 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 139 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROGER BROS RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAW PAW,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- UN TO CLR 5FT EMBANKMENT AT END OF 1600FT RWY.ACFT HAD USED MOST OF RWY ON 2 PREVIOUS FLTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8816L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Roger Bros Rla
N8816LRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N8816L · 1
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