FTW70D0040

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Wynne, AR · July 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1969
Place
Wynne, AR · WYNNE, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4677YPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173710

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1664   69/7/3    WYNNE,ARK           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 432
        TIME - 1045                    N4677Y              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  420                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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

Aircraft

Registration
N4677Y
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ag Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.