FTW66D0654

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Crowley, LA · May 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1966
Place
Crowley, LA · CROWLEY, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7350ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172268

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1133   66/5/3    CROWLEY LA          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N7350Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 37, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT

Aircraft

Registration
N7350Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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