- Date
- September 1, 1969
- Place
- Duson, LA · DUSON, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7765ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3885 69/9/1 DUSON,LA PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2035 TIME - 1400 N7765Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAYNE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 24 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- AFTER DRAGGING WHEELS THROUGH SOY BEAN CROP,ACFT UN CLEAR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7765Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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