- Date
- June 15, 1966
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6568ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170891
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1815 66/6/15 MONTROSE COLO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N6568Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 41, 1240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEACH AIRPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 98 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS 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-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 7500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- RUDDER DAMAGED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6568Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leach Airport
N6568ZRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N6568Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.