- Date
- April 1, 1975
- Place
- Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8729LPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750401007739A
- Case key
- 148180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0843 75/4/1 NR.CLOVIS,NM PIPER PA-25 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N8729L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 57, 16500 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 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 USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4214 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT 25FT HIGH STANDPIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8729L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clovis Muni
N8729LRegistration cancelled May 26, 1975 · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.