- Date
- May 29, 1969
- Place
- Amagon, AR · AMAGON, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7373ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178714
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1579 69/5/29 AMAGON,ARK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000 TIME - 0700 N7373Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 265 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT FLEW TOO LOW,STRUCK RICE LEVEE.SHEARED OFF LDG GR,RETURNED TO STRIP AND CRASH LANDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7373Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7373ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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