- Date
- July 23, 1970
- Place
- Raton, NM · RATON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7336ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109828
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 70/7/23 RATON,N MEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1209 TIME - 1330 N7336Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RATON,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 7000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FLEW TOO CLOSE TO MESA. UNABLE TO MAKE TURN AROUND. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 10000 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7336Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7336ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7336Z · 2
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NTSB CEN17LA372Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWestphalia, KSA total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft that resulted from main bearing shift and lack of lubrication.NTSB DEN85LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLovington, NMThe plt attempted to take off to the east from a 1000-foot mowed alfalfa field at a field elevation of 3700 ft MSL. The plt estimated the winds to be from the southeast at 8 mph. The density altitude was computed to be between 6578 and 6871 ft MSL. According…