- Date
- June 25, 1969
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6757ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 69/6/25 LUBBOCK,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 393 TIME - 1420 N6757Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHALLOWATER ARPT CARLISLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 98 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 220 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPRAYING SEVIN. DENSITY ALT APRXLY 6600 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6757Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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