- Date
- August 28, 1968
- Place
- Augusta, AR · AUGUSTA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7718ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3379 68/8/28 AUGUSTA,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N7718Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 42, 4365 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 REMARKS- CARB HEAT ON. FAILED TO DUMP LOAD. ACFT CAME TO REST IN SWAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7718Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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