- Date
- July 9, 1969
- Place
- Nazareth, TX · NAZARETH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6517ZPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2193 69/7/9 NAZARETH,TEX PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 400 TIME - 0700 N6517Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - 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 - 3850 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- MAIN LDG GR BECAME ENTANGLED WITH CORN STALKS IN FIELD BEING SPRAYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6517Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6517ZRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2004 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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