- Date
- August 18, 1965
- Place
- Sterlington, LA · STERLINGTON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7267ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2081 65/8/18 STERLINGTON LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N7267Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 36, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIS STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FIELD. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED 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
- N7267Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willis Strip
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