DEN66F0346

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA25 · Haswell, CO · April 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1966
Place
Haswell, CO · HASWELL, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7319ZPiper PA25
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172336

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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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3-1263  66/4/26  NR.HASWELL COLO       PIPER PA25          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1400
        TIME - 1300                    N7319Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3200                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N7319Z
Reported as
Piper PA25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Haswell

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