- Date
- June 23, 1965
- Place
- Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6734ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2326 65/6/23 DIMMITT TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1845 N6734Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 19, 506 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 40 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIMMITT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 40 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3860 REMARKS- FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6734Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dimmitt
N6734ZRegistration cancelled Nov 28, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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