CHI81FEI29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Kansas, OH · September 13, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1981
Place
Kansas, OH · KANSAS, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4769YPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810913059039A
Case key
123392

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2804  81/9/13    KANSAS,OH           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 759
        TIME - 1500                    N4769Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  759                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  720
        REMARKS- SEEDING RYE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4769Y
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hamner

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