- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Place
- Joes, CO · JOES, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6442ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760705017899A
- Case key
- 153992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1453 76/7/5 NR.JOES,CO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3000 TIME - 0800 N6442Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOES,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 4100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- LEFT WING STRUCK POWERLINE AS ACFT PASSED UNDER THEM AT END OF SWATH RUN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6442Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6442ZRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Piper PA-25Airframe modelPiper PA-25Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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