- Date
- May 23, 1980
- Place
- Davenport, ND · DAVENPORT, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4860YPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800523015829A
- Case key
- 130974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1327 80/5/23 DAVENPORT,ND PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3875 TIME - 0700 N4860Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2431 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVENPORT,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 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 - 900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4860Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Davenport
N4860YRegistered now · Piper PA-25-260Airframe modelPiper PA-25-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4860Y · 2
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