- Date
- May 7, 1970
- Place
- Port Arthur, TX · PORT ARTHUR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6852ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2131 70/5/7 PORT ARTHUR,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3580 TIME - 0635 N6852Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 447 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT ARTHUR,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING TOWNS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- L BRAKE O RING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6852Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell Strip
N6852ZRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2017 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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