- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Center, CO · CENTER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7496ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162869
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2931 71/8/7 CENTER,COLO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0615 N7496Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 51, 7571 TOTAL HOURS, 31 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTER,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 31 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7496Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leach