- Date
- June 17, 1969
- Place
- Sterling City, TX · STERLING CITY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6243ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1782 69/6/17 STERLING CITY,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1000 TIME - 1700 N6243Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - MESQUITE 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 - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- L SHOCK STRUT FAILED AT THE BOTTOM FITTING. EXAMINATION REVEALED PREVIOUS BREAK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6243Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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