- Date
- August 20, 1978
- Place
- Center, CO · CENTER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5KLPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780820024719A
- Case key
- 140012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2258 78/8/20 CENTER,CO PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 539 TIME - 1130 N5KL PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTER,CO CENTER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 14 KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - POTATOES PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 7595 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5KL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Center
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5KL · 2
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