- Date
- September 17, 1965
- Place
- Walnut Ridge, AR · WALNUT RIDGE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6899ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2792 65/9/17 WALNUT RIDGE ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7000 TIME - 1815 N6899Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 237
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6899Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6899ZRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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